Simplicity or Splendour : Arts and Crafts Living, Objects from the Cheltenham Collection

Carruthers, Annette (editor); Greensted, Mary (editor)

ISBN 10: 0853317798 / ISBN 13: 9780853317791

Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1999

About this Item

184 pages, well illustrated with 208 illustrations in black and white and colour. The second title to be published on the stunning collection of Arts and Crafts objects that are held at the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum; designated in June 1998 as being of national importance. The Collection's associated title 'Good Citizen's Furniture' focused on the comprehensive collection of furniture, whilst this publication examines the rest of the collection - decorative arts relating to the person and to the domestic interior. Featured designers include: Charles Ashbee; Walter Crane; Eric Gill; Ernest Gimson; William Morris; Gordon Russell; C.F.A. Voysey. Bibliography.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simplicity or Splendour : Arts and Crafts Living, Objects from the Cheltenham Collection
• Publisher: Lund Humphries, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853317798
• ISBN 13: 9780853317791
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None

About this title

Synopsis

This book is the second to be published on the stunning collection of Arts and Crafts objects that are held at the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum.
In this book, the decorative arts relating to the person and to the domestic interior are given full attention.
Three accompanying essays explore the Arts and Crafts domestic interior, and define the Movement and its relationship to Art Nouveau and Modernism. They also examine the Arts and Crafts approach to dress and jewellery.