Thomas Jeckyll. Architect and Designer, 1827-1881.

(JECKYLL, Thomas) (1827-1881) - Susan Weber Soros & Catherine Arbuthnott

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Publisher's red cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Very fine. New Haven, published for the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, by Yale University Press, 2003. 4to. 28 x 22 cms. 304 pp. Richly illustrated, largely in colour. With chronology, index, bibliography and an exhibition catalogue (159 entries). Published in conjunction with the first exhibition devoted solely to the work of Thomas Jeckyll, held at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, July 17-Oct. 19, 2003. - - - (Publisher:) "Thomas Jeckyll (1827-1881) ranks among the least understood and most tragic Aesthetic Movement figures in England. This abundantly illustrated book explores his innovative and brilliant designs in architecture, furniture, metalwork, and interiors and restores him to his deserved place among the architect / designers of his time. The book is the definitive study of Jeckyll's life and work, and it presents his notable buildings and diverse examples of his decorative arts. Susan Weber Soros and Catherine Arbuthnott examine Jeckyll's most important architectural commissions, among them the extravagant five-story Cambridge town house, Rance's Folly. They also discuss the interiors he designed-some of the most innovative and evocative Aesthetic Movement rooms of his time-as well as the remarkable furniture and metalwork designs for which he is best-known today, including the 'Four Seasons Gates' that were exhibited in Paris (1867) and Vienna (1873)". Seller Inventory # 304880

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