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Title An anthology of the arts and crafts movement : writings by Ashbee, Lethaby, Gimson and their contemporaries / edited by Mary Greensted
Published Aldershot [England] ; Burlington, VT : Lund Humphries, 2005

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Description xiv, 98 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. The development of the movement 1880-89 -- Ch. 2. The movement takes shape 1890-99 -- Ch. 3. Arts and crafts practice and education 1900-09 -- Ch. 4. The decline of the movement in England, 1910-19 -- Ch. 5. The legacy of the arts and crafts movement, 1920 and after
Summary "This anthology includes contributions from many of the key practitioners of the Movement, including C. R. Ashbee, W. R. Lethaby and Ernest Gimson, as well as from commentators in newspapers and journals. It provides both an introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words, and a vivid picture of the people and events which shaped the Movement."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 96) and index
Subject Aesthetic movement (Art)
Arts and crafts movement -- History -- Sources.
Arts and crafts movement.
Author Ashbee, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1863-1942.
Greensted, Mary, 1950-
LC no. 2005926230
ISBN 0853319200 (hbk.)
0853319235 (paperback)