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"Over 530 . . . photographs . . . of jewelry and art-enamel work are presented in the pages of this . . . comprehensive study of the work and aesthetic vision of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The lives and art of the era's top craftsmen--84 jewellers, enamelists, and metalsmith are explained--with careful consideration to the contexts and influences that shaped them"--OCLC.

A companion volume to Bungalow Details: Exterior looks at the unique interior details that exemplify an authentic bungalow-style home, including such features as wood detailing, art glass, inlaid floors, beamed ceilings, unique tile work, and impressive fireplaces, in a guide designed to be an informative resource for restoring or re-creating period details of an Arts & Crafts-era home.

"Herb Strattford traces the development and evolution of Stickley's unique style as well as the creation of his diverse businesses, including furniture manufacturing, a ground-breaking Manhattan store, the Craftsman magazine, and Craftsman Farms. Stickley's influence in the arts and crafts movement is discussed. The film visits several key locations in Stickley's lifetime, including his Syracuse home, where he lived and created his first arts and...

In its spread from Britain to the United States, the Arts and Crafts Movement evolved from its roots in individual craftsmanship to a mainstream trend increasingly adapted for mass production by American retailers. Inspired by John Ruskin in Britain in the 1840s in response to what he saw as the corrosive forces of industrialization, the movement was profoundly transformed as its tenets of simple design, honest use of materials, and social value of...