An Anthology of the Arts & Crafts Movement: Writings by Ashbee, Lethaby, Gimson and Their Contemporaries - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853319235 ISBN 13: 9780853319238

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The Arts and Crafts Movement began in England in the 1880s, flourished in Britain and elsewhere until the First World War, and has had an enduring impact worldwide on design and craft practice. This book is the first to chart the development of the Movement through a range of writings, most of which are long out of print or unpublished. Many of the wide-ranging and radical ideas which shaped the Movement in the second half of the nineteenth century were a reaction against social, political and moral issues affecting Victorian England. The ideals of craftsmanship were promoted in the face of the industrialization of production; the virtues of craftwork, plain materials and individualism were all highlighted. Most Arts and Crafts writing reflects the complex nature of the Movement. Useful handbooks providing historical background and practical instruction were published alongside soul-stirring, powerful exhortations about art, life and society. This anthology includes contributions from many of the key practitioners of the Movement (including C.R. Ashbee, W.R. Lethaby and Ernest Gimson), as well as from commentators in newspapers and journals. It provides both an introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words, and a vivid picture of the people and events which shaped the Movement.

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An Anthology of the Arts and Crafts Movement This anthology includes contributions from key practitioners of the Arts and Crafts Movement as well as from commentators in newspapers and journals. It provides both an introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words and a vivid picture of the people and events, which shaped the Movement.

Review:

'Greenstead has shifted through this literature and selected some of the most interesting examples, many being sourced from obscure or previously unpublished resources.' ARLIS news sheet, Nov/Dec 2005 'A very useful introduction for schools and colleges.' State of Art, Nov 2005 '...a useful and timely publication.' Journal of William Morris Studies, Summer and Winter 05

About this edition

• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0853319235
• ISBN 13: 9780853319238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Greenst Mary