C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer, and Romantic Socialist
by Crawford, Alan
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- ISBN 13
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005. 499 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Charles Robert Ashbee was a major force behind the arts & crafts movement. Inspired by the anti-industrialism of Ruskin & Morris, he was the founder of the Guild of Handicraft. This biography describes a multi-faceted career that also encompassed conservation and town planning." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Cities of youth and thought 1863-1886; East London 1886-1891; The nineties 1891-1897; Success 1897-1902; The Cotswolds 1902-1908; Where the great city stands 1908-1918; Jerusalem 1919-1922; In a Kentish garden 1923-1942; The elements of design; Architecture; Furniture and interior decoration; Metalwork; Jewellery; The Essex House Press; Reputation and influence; Conclusion.. 2nd. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.
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- Title
- C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer, and Romantic Socialist
- Author
- Crawford, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 2nd
- ISBN 10
- 0300109393
- ISBN 13
- 9780300109399
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- European / British & Irish; European / 7. Late 19th Century; Architecture / Individual Architect;
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