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Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids
Sara Hannant
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Description for Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids
Hardcover. An entertaining album of over 50 folk rituals performed across the country, throughout the year. With more than 100 colour photographs accompanied by captions tracing the history and significance of each ritual, this is a celebration of English eccentricity that will appeal to anyone interested in folklore, tradition and national heritage. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 986.
In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw - the 'straw bear' - is paraded through the streets, accompanied by 250 dancers, musicians and performers, while in Ottery St Mary, Devon, a crowd gathers as townspeople hoist barrels of flaming tar on to their shoulders and carry them until they are too hot to handle. Award-winning photographer Sara Hannant has travelled the length and breadth of the country, capturing the seemingly bizarre regional rituals - costumed processions, symbolic dramatizations, traditional dances and fire ceremonies - that mark the ... Read more
In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw - the 'straw bear' - is paraded through the streets, accompanied by 250 dancers, musicians and performers, while in Ottery St Mary, Devon, a crowd gathers as townspeople hoist barrels of flaming tar on to their shoulders and carry them until they are too hot to handle. Award-winning photographer Sara Hannant has travelled the length and breadth of the country, capturing the seemingly bizarre regional rituals - costumed processions, symbolic dramatizations, traditional dances and fire ceremonies - that mark the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
985g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858945590
SKU
V9781858945590
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Ref
99-3
About Sara Hannant
Sara Hannant has been a freelance photographer for more than 20 years. She was awarded Resurgence magazine's photography prize in 2006, and her social documentary work has appeared in the Sunday Times, The Guardian and Time Out, among other publications.
Reviews for Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids
'Hannant's charming and informative photo essay brings to life this quintessentially English obsession - and she captures the warmth, drama, humour and emotion of these quaint events with an artist's eye. An oddly moving documentary.' - F22 EYES WIDE OPEN MAGAZINE 'Hannant's eyecatching, reportage-style photographs capture the mystery and eccentricity of customs which for her "play such ... Read more