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100 1 _aArts and Crafts Exhibition Society
245 1 0 _aArts and Crafts Essays :
_bby Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-05-29
505 0 _aOf the revival of design and handicraft, with notes on the work of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society / Walter Crane -- Textiles / William Morris -- Of decorative painting and design / Walter Crane -- Of wall papers / Walter Crane -- Fictiles / G.T. Robinson -- Metal work / W.A.S. Benson -- Stone and wood carving / Somers Clarke -- Furniture / Stephen Webb -- Stained glass / Somers Clarke -- Table glass / Somers Clarke -- Printing / William Morris and Emery Walker -- Bookbinding / T.J. Cobden-Sanderson -- Of mural painting / F. Madox Brown -- Of sgraffito work / Heywood Sumner -- Of stucco and gesso / G.T. Robinson -- Of cast iron / W.R. Lethaby -- Of dyeing as an art / William Morris -- Of embroidery / May Morris -- Of lace / Alan S. Cole -- Of book illustration and book decoration / Reginald Blomfield -- Of designs and working drawings / Lewis F. Day -- Furniture and the room / Edward S. Prior -- Of the room and furniture / Halsey Ricardo -- The English tradition / Reginald Blomfield -- Carpenters' furniture / W.R. Lethaby -- Of decorated furniture / J.H. Pollen -- Of carving / Stephen Webb -- Intarsia and inlaid wood-work / T.G. Jackson -- Woods and other materials / Stephen Webb -- Of modern embroidery / Mary E. Turner -- Of materials / May Morris -- Colour / May Morris -- Stitches and mechanism / Alan S. Cole -- Design / John D. Sedding -- On designing for the art of embroidery / Selwyn Image.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Arts and Crafts Essays" by the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society is a collection of essays focused on the themes of design and craftsmanship, likely written in the late 19th century. The essays address various aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement, advocating for a revival of decorative art and emphasizing the importance of integrating beauty into everyday objects. Key figures in the movement, including William Morris, contribute to the discussions, reflecting on the aesthetic principles and practicalities of crafting functional art. The opening of this work features a preface by William Morris, wherein he discusses the decline of beauty in modern art and life, indicating a need for a revival of genuine craftsmanship. He critiques the prevalent industrial practices that prioritize efficiency over artistic integrity, while outlining the challenges faced by artisans in a commercialized society. Morris emphasizes the importance of recognizing and promoting the unique contributions of individual craftspeople to enhance the aesthetic quality of functional items, which sets the tone for the subsequent essays that explore specific crafts like textiles, metalwork, and furniture design. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArts and crafts movement
653 _aDecorative arts
700 1 _aMorris, William,
_d1834-1896
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36250
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