And how much of today's craftsmanship would be impossible one, two or three centuries ago? There has never been as much craftsmanship as today. The idea that i

And how much of today's craftsmanship would be impossible one, two or three centuries ago? There has never been as much craftsmanship as today. The idea that industry destroyed craftsmanship is a caricature. Modern industry was built on top of deep craftsmanship traditions and only enriched them. The fact that some things that we knew how to do centuries ago we no longer know how to do is by no means evidence to the contrary.