指的是手製的物品，其創作需要技巧、熟練度，以及一定程度的美感。媒材可能包括編織、陶藝、紙藝、繡縫、木作與其他。定義範圍雖互有重疊，手工藝術通常與「美術」仍有所區別，美術的媒材為繪畫、雕塑、素描、建築等，傳統上被多數人視為需要較佳的美感、教育、訓練等才能駕馭，雖然事實上這個觀點可能是偏頗的。在歷史上西方藝術、美術需要大量的正式訓練，且主要是傳授給男性，而手工藝術則經常是在家中或非正式的場合中，傳授給女性與男性。

手工藝術(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
工藝(藝術類型)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
shou kung i shu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
shǒu gōng yì shù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
shou gong yi shu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
crafts(art genres)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
craft(art genre)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
arts and crafts(art genres)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
handicrafts(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Handwerk(,U,German-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
Kunsthandwerk(,U,German-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
ambachten(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
ambacht(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
ambachtelijk werkstuk(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
ambachtelijk werk(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
handwerk(ambacht)　(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
métier(craft)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
artisanat(,U,法語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
objet artisanal(,U,法語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
prodotto artigianale(,U,Italian-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
produzione artigianale(,U,Italian-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
artigianato(,U,Italian-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
hantverk(,U,Swedish-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
hantverksproduktion(,U,Swedish-非偏好,UF,U,SN)
artesanía(generos artísticos)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)
oficio(craft)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....關聯概念層面
........關聯概念
............<藝術概念>
................<藝術類型 (藝術概念)>
....................藝術類型 (造型內容分類)
........................手工藝術

distinguished from....

美術

英文....	Refers to handmade articles, the creation of which required skill, dexterity, and at least a certain amount of aesthetic sensibility. Media may include textiles, ceramics, paperwork, needlework, woodworking, and others. Although there is overlap, crafts are often distinguished from "fine arts," in that the fine arts are of the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture, which were traditionally considered by many to require greater aesthetic sensibility, education, and training, even though this view may in fact be biased. Historically in Western art, the fine arts required extensive formal training and were taught primarily to males, whereas crafts were often taught at home or in an informal setting, and to females as well as to males.
荷蘭語....	Het vervaardigen van handgemaakte artikelen en die artikelen zelf.
西班牙語....	La actividad, y sus productos, de crear artículos hechos a mano.

手工藝術............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 789
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 p. 31
工藝(藝術類型)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 401
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 p. 118
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 398
.................	英漢藝術詞典 p. 90
crafts(art genres)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) Crafts (Handicrafts)
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.................	AATA database (1995-) 122429 checked 26 January 2012
craft(art genre)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
arts and crafts(art genres)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) arts and crafts
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) arts and crafts
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) arts and crafts
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	Candidate term AATA - 4/91; arts and crafts
handicrafts............	[VP]
.................	UNESCO Thesaurus (1977) 2:203
.................	Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976)
Handwerk............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
Kunsthandwerk............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
ambachten............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ambacht............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ambachtelijk werkstuk............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
ambachtelijk werk............	[VP]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
handwerk(ambacht)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
métier(craft)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
artisanat............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
objet artisanal............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
prodotto artigianale............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
produzione artigianale............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
artigianato............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
hantverk............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
hantverksproduktion............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
artesanía(generos artísticos)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:261
oficio(craft)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) Handicraft
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) arts & crafts
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) 114; Decorative arts
.................	Avery Index (1963-) handicraft
.................	AATA database (1995-) 122429 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300054704 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300054704
聯合目錄： 手工藝術 、工藝 、shou kung i shu 、shǒu gōng yì shù 、shou gong yi shu 、crafts 、craft 、arts and crafts 、handicrafts 、Handwerk 、Kunsthandwerk 、ambachten 、ambacht 、ambachtelijk werkstuk 、ambachtelijk werk 、handwerk 、métier 、artisanat 、objet artisanal 、prodotto artigianale 、produzione artigianale 、artigianato 、hantverk 、hantverksproduktion 、artesanía 、oficio