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Author
Series
Publisher
Dover
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Forty beautiful designs by one of Victorian era's most influential designers. Modestly priced, royalty-free collection of richly detailed patterns, faithfully reproduced from rare 1890s publication. Superb designs for wallpapers, chintzes, velveteens, tapestries, tiles, carpets, more.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"William Morris (1834-1896) was an artist, craftsman, designer, poet, polymath, and visionary thinker. Well known for advocating that objects of beauty be accessible to all, Morris had a tremendous impact on the British Socialist movement, the Arts and Crafts movement, the Garden City movement, as well as on successive generations of artists and thinkers in Britain and beyond. In this fascinating book, Fiona MacCarthy examines Morris's vision of...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834- 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their influence on the decorative arts. Around 600 such designs are attributed to Morris, of which the vast majority are based on natural forms, including trees, plants and flowers. This beautifully designed,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Poet, designer, craftsman, environmentalist and maker of fine books, William Morris (1834-1896) was also a committed socialist, preoccupied with the struggle to achieve a perfect society on earth. Among the most important of English utopias, "News from Nowhere" is the tale of William Guest, a Victorian socialist. Guest wakes one morning to find himself in the year 2102 and discovers a society that has changed beyond recognition. The industrial squalor...
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