The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. in Context Schoeser Mary
- Collects the majority of William Morris's wallpaper designs in one volume - Accompanies an exhibition at Edinburgh's Dovecot Studios - Beautifully designed, lavishly illustrated, with text by…
Specifikacia The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. in Context Schoeser Mary
- Collects the majority of William Morris's wallpaper designs in one volume - Accompanies an exhibition at Edinburgh's Dovecot Studios - Beautifully designed, lavishly illustrated, with text by leading authority Mary Schoeser This extensively illustrated volume focuses on William Morris (1834-1896), placing his wallpaper designs within the context of the radical changes in taste witnessed during the Victorian era. Against a backdrop of the fanciful, naturalistic patterns that typified fashionable papers in Morris's youth, the impact of the Reform Movement of the mid-19th century is underscored, particularly the reformers' crusade against such multi-colored ornamental decoration. Instead, the insistence on the concepts of honesty and propriety as promoted by A. W. N. Pugin and Owen Jones, are demonstrated as influences on Morris. The role of imported Japanese wallpapers is also explored,
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