The Arts and Crafts Movement: A Study of Its Sources, Ideals and Influence on Design Theory

The Arts and Crafts A Study of Its Sources, Ideals and Influence on Design Theory.

"A broad, concise survey of the long struggle to unite beauty and utility in the decorative arts...fortified by an extensive classified bibliography and 101 handsome well-selected illustrations, of which 10 are in color."
— Choice

"The arts and crafts movement Naylor writes about began in the 1830's. While it originated in England, it spread its influence to Europe and America. It was from the arts and crafts movement that Der Stil and the Bauhaus stemmed. The personalities, the economic conditions, the literary and social changes taking place—they are all detailed. The effect is panoramic..."
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