Description
Book SynopsisA fascinating reassessment of the conventional understanding of a cohesive ‘Arts and Crafts movement’ in Britain. The book’s illuminating visual analysis and radical new interpretations of key contexts such as the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society and the homes of William Morris call for a major reconsideration of the history of Victorian design.
Trade ReviewIn Hart's insightful study, with its microscopic, considered analysis of the aims and design of Morris and Crane, she provides us with a 'modus operandi' with which to reconsider the field of British craft.
provides a thought-provoking commentary on the development of design in the second half of the nineteenth century.
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Table of ContentsList of plates
List of figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Arts and Crafts precursors
2. The homes of William Morris
3. Objects at Morris & Co.
4. The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
5. The Arts and Crafts Museum at the Manchester School of Art
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index
