The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain
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About this book
Mary Greensted tells the story of the birth and development of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain with the help of numerous illustrations showing buildings, furniture, metalwork, and the people who influenced it. The movement was concerned with the revival of traditional crafts, and a return to the vernacular, and it had socialist ideals at its heart. This movement, which flourished in the early twentieth century, has not only bequeathed to us a wealth of fine objects and buildings, but also a way of thinking about life and craft that continues to influence many today.
Contents
- ?What was the Arts and Crafts Movement
- The Pioneers of the Movement
- The Movement Takes Shape
- Architecture and the Building Crafts
- The Arts and Crafts Interior
- Arts and Crafts Living
- Arts and Crafts and Social Change
- The Survival of the Arts and Crafts Movement
- Seeing and Collecting Arts and Crafts Work
- Further Reading
- Index
Paperback; November 2010; 128 pages; ISBN: 9780747807827