Arts and Crafts Essays (Version 2)
by Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
About this book
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
Chapters (35)
1Of the Revival of Design and Handicraft
2Textiles
3Of Decorative Painting and Design
4Of Wall Papers
5Fictiles
6Metal Work
7Stone and Wood Carving
8Furniture
9Stained Glass
10Table Glass
11Printing
12Bookbinding
13Of Mural Painting
14Of Sgraffito Work
15Of Stucco and Gesso
16Of Cast Iron
17Of Dyeing as an Art
18Of Embroidery
19Of Lace
20Of Book Illustration and Book Decoration
21Of Designs and Working Drawings
22Furniture and the Room
23Of the Room and Furniture
24The English Tradition
25Carpenters' Furniture
26Of Decorated Furniture
27Of Carving
28Intarsia and Inlaid Wood-Work
29Woods and other Materials
30Of Modern Embroidery
31Of Materials
32Colour
33Stitches and Mechanism
34Design
35On Designing for the Art of Embroidery
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