An Introduction to the Art of Basket-Making

by Thomas Okey

This classic book offers an in-depth introduction to the art of basket-making, and is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2010

About the author

Thomas Okey (1852 – 1935) was a British expert on basket weaving, a translator of Italian, and a writer on art and the topography of architecture and art works in Italy and France.

In 1919, he became the first Serena Professor of Italian at the University of Cambridge. Okey was a hereditary basket maker from a poor East End of London family,