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Author:

Hart, Imogen.

Title:

Arts and crafts objects / Imogen Hart.

Publisher:

Manchester University Press ;

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xiv, 246 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Arts and crafts movement--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Arts and crafts movement--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Decoration and ornament--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Decoration and ornament--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Notes:

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.

Series:

Studies in design

ISBN:

0719079721 (pbk.)
9780719079726 (pbk.)
0719079713 (hbk.)
9780719079719 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)456171829

LCCN:

2010502367

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)