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Arts and Crafts Essays (Version 2)

The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society was active from the late 1880s until the outbreak of WWI. It was influential in the development of the British Arts and Crafts movement in promoting decorative arts alongside fine arts. This collection of essays covers a wide range of topics, from furniture making to embroidery; from bookbinding to stone and wood carving. The essays were written by well-known artists in their field. William Morris edited. - Summary by LynneT (7 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Preface

7:02

Of the Revival of Design and Handicraft

23:02

Textiles

19:00

Of Decorative Painting and Design

12:08

Of Wall Papers

9:11

Fictiles

5:46

Metal Work

10:31

Stone and Wood Carving

7:30

Furniture

8:03

Stained Glass

8:30

Table Glass

4:01

Printing

24:56

Bookbinding

14:15

Of Mural Painting

10:30

Of Sgraffito Work

12:11

Of Stucco and Gesso

12:09

Of Cast Iron

11:50

Of Dyeing as an Art

16:44

Of Embroidery

11:21

Of Lace

12:59

Of Book Illustration and Book Decoration

11:40

Of Designs and Working Drawings

11:22

Furniture and the Room

12:33

Of the Room and Furniture

14:49

The English Tradition

12:53

Carpenters' Furniture

8:23

Of Decorated Furniture

12:40

Of Carving

9:08

Intarsia and Inlaid Wood-Work

14:55

Woods and other Materials

9:15

Of Modern Embroidery

9:32

Of Materials

10:15

Colour

10:25

Stitches and Mechanism

14:05

Design

9:49

On Designing for the Art of Embroidery

6:49