Swiss Carvings: The Art

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Swiss Carvings: The Art

For many years 'Black Forest' carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest, but it has been established beyond all doubt that they were the province of the Swiss. From humble beginnings as a cottage industry in the 1800s it grew, by the turn of the 20th century, to become the industrial driving force of a community. For many years 'Black Forest' carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest, in Germany, but it has now been established beyond all doubt that they were the sole province of the Swiss. The wood carving industry of Switzerland originated in the picturesque town of Brienz. From humble beginnings as a cottage industry in the early 1800s it grew, by the turn of the twentieth century, to become the industrial driving force of a whole community. By 1910 there were some thirteen hundred carvers plying their trade in the locality of Brienz. The carving industry was driven by the tourist industry; Brienz, Luzern, Interlaken

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Jay Arenski

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