Main entry:

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Title & Author:

William Morris on art & design / edited by Christine Poulson.

Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic, ©1996.

Description:

vi, 202 pages ; 19 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-200).
Circular advertising Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co., 1861 -- Letter to Frederick Barlow Guy, 19 April 1861 -- 'Mr. William Morris on Art Matters', 1882 -- Letter to Andreas Scheu, 15 September 1883 -- Letter to Emma Lazarus, 21 April 1884 -- Letter to Georgiana Burne-Jones, 1 June 1884 -- Letter to John Ruskin, 15 April 1883 -- 'Glass, Painted or Stained', 1890 -- Letter to Thomas Wardle, 23 November 1875 -- Letter to Aglaia Ionides Coronio, 28 March 1876 -- Letter to Thomas Wardle, 17-30 November 1876 -- Letter to Thomas Wardle, 13 April 1877 -- Letter to Thomas Wardle, 14 November 1877 -- 'Of Dyeing as an Art', 1889 -- On Designing for Woven Textiles, from 'Some Hints on Pattern-designing', 1881 -- On Weaving, from 'The Lesser Arts of Life', 1882 -- On Cotton Printing, from 'Some Hints on Pattern-designing', 1881 -- On Cotton Printing, from 'The Lesser Arts of Life', 1882 -- On Embroidery, from 'Some Hints on Pattern-designing', 1881 -- On Dress, from 'The Lesser Arts of Life', 1882
'Making the Best of It', 1880 -- On Simplicity, from 'The Beauty of Life', 1880 -- Letter to Thomas Coglan Horsfall, 11-28 February 1881 -- On Wallpaper, from 'Some Hints on Pattern-designing', 1881 -- On Furniture, from 'The Lesser Arts of Life', 1882 -- On Pottery and Glass, from 'The Lesser Arts of Life', 1882 -- A Dining-room, from News from Nowhere, 1890 -- A Country House, from News from Nowhere, 1890 -- From 'Some Thoughts on the Ornamented Manuscripts of the Middle Ages', around 1892 -- 'The Ideal Book', 1893 -- From 'The Lesser Arts', 1877 -- From 'The Art of the People', 1879 -- From 'The Aims of Art', 1886 -- 'The Revival of Handicraft', 1888

Summary:

A collection of William Morris' letters and lectures on his home furnishings firm, stained glass, textiles, furnishing and decorating a house, printing, and art and society.

ISBN:

1850756112 (pbk.)
9781850756118 (pbk.)

Subject:

Morris, William, 1834-1896 Correspondance.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 Et l'art.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 Correspondence.
Art.
Design.
Art Philosophy.
Design Philosophy.
Decorative arts.
Stained glass windows.
Textile fabrics.
Interior decoration.
Art and society.
Authors, English 19th century Correspondence.
Artists England Correspondence.
Textiles
Interior Design and Furnishings
Printing
Vitraux.
Textiles et tissus.
Décoration intérieure.
Art et société.
Imprimerie.
Écrivains anglais 19e siècle Correspondance.
Artistes Angleterre Correspondance.
Art Philosophie.
Design Philosophie.
Arts décoratifs.
stained glass (visual works)
decorative arts (discipline)
cloth.
Authors, English
Artists
England

Form/genre:

works of art.
Personal correspondence
Art
Œuvres d'art.

Added entries:

Poulson, Christine.

William Morris on art and design

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111274
Call No.: ID NK44.M877.W5; ID:96-B1904
Status: Available