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Critical Histories of the Arts and Crafts Movement

Critical Histories of the Arts and Crafts Movement

Manchester University Press, 2026 Editors: Thomas Cooper and Imogen Hart (President, William Morris Society US) ISBN: 9781526190420 (print), 9781526190413 (eBook) From the publisher's website: The Arts and Crafts movement has long been hailed for the radical shifts it...

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William Morris and His Gardens

William Morris and His Gardens

Yale University Press, 2026 Author: Gavin Francis Stoneystreet ISBN: 9780300278644 From the publisher's website: Exploring the gardens of William Morris—Red House, Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott House, and his factory garden at Merton Abbey—and the central role they...

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Arts and Crafts Architecture across America

Arts and Crafts Architecture across America

  Yale University Press, 2025 Author: Maureen Meister From the publisher's website: A beautifully illustrated exploration of Arts and Crafts buildings across the United States, showcasing the movement’s wide reach and regional variations After the Arts and Crafts...

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How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris

How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris

Quercus Books, 2022 Author: Suzanne Fagence Cooper From the publisher's website: William Morris – poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement – was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still...

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William Morris (Thames & Hudson, 2021)

William Morris (Thames & Hudson, 2021)

First published in 1996, the original edition of this book accompanied the Victoria and Albert Museum’s landmark exhibition, William Morris 1834-1896, the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition ever mounted on the designer’s life and work. Revised, updated, and substantially expanded, this lavish volume explores the balance between Morris’s various spheres of activity, placing his art in the context of its time and examining his legacy.

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Arts & Crafts Churches

Arts & Crafts Churches

Lund Humphries, 2020 Author: Alec Hamilton Read review by Imogen Hart. From the publisher's website: This comprehensive overview provides the first detailed account of the phenomenon of the Arts & Crafts church, examining more than 200 of the finest examples,...

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William Morris’s Flowers

William Morris’s Flowers

Thames & Hudson, 2019 Author: Rowan Bain From the publisher's website: "This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris where flowers are the principal motif. The text traces the origins of Morris’s flower-based designs:...

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