Arts and Crafts Essays (Version 2)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jan 28, 2024

In Category - Art, Design & Architecture

Authors: Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society In Year : 1893

Book Language: English

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Preface
Of the Revival of Design and Handicraft
Textiles
Of Decorative Painting and Design
Of Wall Papers
Fictiles
Metal Work
Stone and Wood Carving
Furniture
Stained Glass
Table Glass
Printing
Bookbinding
Of Mural Painting
Of Sgraffito Work
Of Stucco and Gesso
Of Cast Iron
Of Dyeing as an Art
Of Embroidery
Of Lace
Of Book Illustration and Book Decoration
Of Designs and Working Drawings
Furniture and the Room
Of the Room and Furniture
The English Tradition
Carpenters' Furniture
Of Decorated Furniture
Of Carving
Intarsia and Inlaid Wood-Work
Woods and other Materials
Of Modern Embroidery
Of Materials
Colour
Stitches and Mechanism
Design
On Designing for the Art of Embroidery

The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society was active from the late 1880s until the outbreak of WWI. It was influential in the development of the British Arts and Crafts movement in promoting decorative arts alongside fine arts. This collection of essays covers a wide range of topics, from furniture making to embroidery; from bookbinding to stone and wood carving. The essays were written by well-known artists in their field. William Morris edited. - Summary by LynneT