Synopsis
Demonstrates how the style of the arts and crafts movement, which flowered in the 1870s and 1880s, was used by the liberal middle class as a reaction against the flowery excesses of the early 19th century. Pictorial essays provide detailed explanations of architecture, interiors and furnishings.
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About the Author
Anscombe is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked for a London art dealer specializing in the Arts and Crafts movement.
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"A handsomely illustrated survey including profiles of individual designers"-Homes and Gardens "By the standards of today's books it is both useful and beautiful."-Crafts
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Arts and Crafts Style
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Over-sized hardback book (232 pages) titled ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE by Isabelle Anscombe. Beautifully illustrated with mostly color reproductions/photographs. Light rubbing to dust jacket - name written top of front endpaper. International shipping will require additional charge. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-BS-12-top-down-L) rareviewbooks. Seller Inventory # RVB04281707
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Hardcover. Forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color-illustrated dust jacket with multi-colored lettering. 232 pp. The Arts and Crafts movement flowered in the 1870s and 80s as a reaction to the decorative excesses of the mid-nineteenth century. At its heart was a search for a return to simplicity, quiet beauty and honesty of construction." -dust jacket flap. VG/VG (light foxing to upper block edges). Seller Inventory # 167036
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