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Hops and Hop Picking (Shire Library)
Richard Filmer
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Description for Hops and Hop Picking (Shire Library)
Paperback. The hop has been intimately involved in social history for many centuries. This book examines hop's history since the earliest times, describing the traditional tools of the trade, the growers, the pickers and those whose versatile skills have through the centuries made the hop industry a success. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
The hop has been intimately involved in social history for many centuries: it has caused controversy due to its role in the brewing process and was for centuries the centre of a social phenomenon, with thousands descending on hop-producing regions during harvest. It is a branch of agriculture requiring intensive labor and great skill, and this book examines its history from the earliest times to the present day, describing the traditional tools of the trade, the growers, the pickers and all those whose versatile skills have through the centuries made the hop industry a success.
The hop has been intimately involved in social history for many centuries: it has caused controversy due to its role in the brewing process and was for centuries the centre of a social phenomenon, with thousands descending on hop-producing regions during harvest. It is a branch of agriculture requiring intensive labor and great skill, and this book examines its history from the earliest times to the present day, describing the traditional tools of the trade, the growers, the pickers and all those whose versatile skills have through the centuries made the hop industry a success.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780852636176
SKU
9780852636176
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Richard Filmer
Richard Filmer was born in Kent and educated at Ashford Grammar School. He still lives in Kent and has a keen interest in building construction, vernacular architecture and traditional trades and skills of both the town and the country. He has written extensively on the subject of Kentish craftsmen and has compiled an illustrated survey of Kentish Rural Crafts and ... Read more
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