Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-239) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Arts and crafts precursors -- The homes of William Morris -- Objects at Morris & Co. -- The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society -- The Arts and Crafts Museum at the Manchester Municipal School of Art -- Conclusion.
Summary:
In this reassessment of the conventional understanding of a cohesive 'Arts and Crafts movement' in Britain, Imogen Hart argues that a sophisticated mode of looking at decorative art developed in England during the second half of the 19th century.
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