Arts & Crafts (Abbeville Stylebooks) [SOLD]

From the Cover:

Recoiling from the mechanization brought by the industrial revolution, late-nineteenth-century designers in England and America urged a return to the fine craftsmanship exemplified by medieval craft guilds. Leaders such as John Ruskin, William Morris, and Gustav Stickley asserted that in honest handwork and spare, simple spaces a life of true beauty could be found.

The resulting Arts and Crafts movement, as James Massey and Shirley Maxwell describe in this charming guide, gained wide appeal as a complete approach to living and working. From Morris fabrics and wallpapers to Stickley chairs and Mission tables, this new way of life signified a joyful union of art and craft. Taking advantage of the period's reform ideals, women also gained prominence for their pottery, textiles, and other craftwork.