ISBN10: 1785007963, ISBN13: 9781785007965, [publisher: The Crowood Press 2020-12-15, Ramsbury] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2020]

ISBN10: 1785007963, ISBN13: 9781785007965, [publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, Ramsbury] Hardcover Hardcover. The Arts and Crafts Movement produced some of the country's most popular, loved and recognisable buildings. This book guides the general reader through its history from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth. Of equal interest to those with a more informed interest, it will open your eyes to the richness and beauty of one of the most important artistic movements the British Isles ever produced. This beautifully illustrated book includes a comprehensive thematic introduction; an up-to-date history of Arts and Crafts architecture, the key individual and the characteristics of the buildings. In-depth case-studies of all the major buildings are given, as well as those overlooked by the current literature. There is a useful accompanying guide to places to visit and, finally, a list of stunning Arts and Crafts buildings you can stay in. AUTHOR: Dr Julian Holder teaches at Oxford University where he is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College. An architectural historian specialising in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, he has a long abiding love of Arts and Crafts architecture. Widely published over a long career he has held a number of posts in academia and conservation, including have been an Inspector of Historic Buildings, Director of the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies at Edinburgh College of Art and was the first Casework Office of ...
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Ramsbury The Crowood Press 2020 Hard cover New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 1785007963, ISBN13: 9781785007965, [publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, Ramsbury] Hardcover Hardcover. The Arts and Crafts Movement produced some of the country's most popular, loved and recognisable buildings. This book guides the general reader through its history from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth. Of equal interest to those with a more informed interest, it will open your eyes to the richness and beauty of one of the most important artistic movements the British Isles ever produced. This beautifully illustrated book includes a comprehensive thematic introduction; an up-to-date history of Arts and Crafts architecture, the key individual and the characteristics of the buildings. In-depth case-studies of all the major buildings are given, as well as those overlooked by the current literature. There is a useful accompanying guide to places to visit and, finally, a list of stunning Arts and Crafts buildings you can stay in. AUTHOR: Dr Julian Holder teaches at Oxford University where he is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College. An architectural historian specialising in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, he has a long abiding love of Arts and Crafts architecture. Widely published over a long career he has held a number of posts in academia and conservation, including have been an Inspector of Historic Buildings, Director of the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies at Edinburgh College of Art and was the first Casework Office of ...
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ISBN10: 1785007963, ISBN13: 9781785007965, [publisher: Crowood Press] Hardcover New oversized hardcover in new dust jacket. 4to. (7.44 x 0.6 x 9.69 inches) Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes photos and illustrations. 176 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The Arts and Crafts Movement produced some of the country's most popular, loved and recognizable buildings. This book guides the general reader through its history from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth. Of equal interest to those with a more informed interest, it will open your eyes to the richness and beauty of one of the most important artistic movements the British Isles ever produced. This beautifully illustrated book includes a comprehensive thematic introduction; an up-to-date history of Arts and Crafts architecture, the key individual and the characteristics of the buildings. In-depth case-studies of all the major buildings are given, as well as those overlooked by the current literature. There is a useful accompanying guide to places to visit and, finally, a list of stunning Arts and Crafts buildings you can stay in.
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