Arts and Crafts Essays (Version 2)
Arts And Crafts Exhibition Society
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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 | Read by Amanda Leung |
Of the Revival of Design and Handicraft | 23:02 | Read by Cynthia Malone |
Textiles | 19:00 | Read by Cynthia Malone |
Of Decorative Painting and Design | 12:08 | Read by CBilson |
Of Wall Papers | 9:11 | Read by BettyB |
Fictiles | 5:46 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Metal Work | 10:31 | Read by twomustangs |
Stone and Wood Carving | 7:30 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Furniture | 8:03 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
Stained Glass | 8:30 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Table Glass | 4:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Printing | 24:56 | Read by Cynthia Malone |
Bookbinding | 14:15 | Read by Seraphina |
Of Mural Painting | 10:30 | Read by CBilson |
Of Sgraffito Work | 12:11 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Of Stucco and Gesso | 12:09 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Of Cast Iron | 11:50 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
Of Dyeing as an Art | 16:44 | Read by marisad6 |
Of Embroidery | 11:21 | Read by Seraphina |
Of Lace | 12:59 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Of Book Illustration and Book Decoration | 11:40 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
Of Designs and Working Drawings | 11:22 | Read by CBilson |
Furniture and the Room | 12:33 | Read by marisad6 |
Of the Room and Furniture | 14:49 | Read by marisad6 |
The English Tradition | 12:53 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Carpenters' Furniture | 8:23 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Of Decorated Furniture | 12:40 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Of Carving | 9:08 | Read by nighthawks |
Intarsia and Inlaid Wood-Work | 14:55 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Woods and other Materials | 9:15 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
Of Modern Embroidery | 9:32 | Read by Clare Gramlich |
Of Materials | 10:15 | Read by BettyB |
Colour | 10:25 | Read by Seraphina |
Stitches and Mechanism | 14:05 | Read by Margaret Sales |
Design | 9:49 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
On Designing for the Art of Embroidery | 6:49 | Read by KevinS |