William Morris : design and enterprise in Victorian Britain
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William Morris : design and enterprise in Victorian Britain
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1991
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The many achievements of William Morris are described in this volume, which explores his multifaceted career as a political writer and activist, an artist and designer, a man of letters, and a successful businessman.
Table of Contents
- William Morris - writer, designer and social critic
- the quest for a life of purpose - Morris before the firm, 1834-1861
- idealism and action - the early years of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co - 1861-1869
- markets and their decorative arts - Morris the man of business, 1869-1875
- experimentation and growth - Morris as designer-craftsman, 1875-1881
- a Ruskinian dream - Morris at Merton Abbey, 1881-1883
- socialism and the mature enterprise, 1883-1891
- Morris, Kelmscott and the firm, 1890-1940
- art, enterprise and ethics.
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