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CFA Voysey

Wendy Hitchmough

Phaidon, 1995

  • : pbk

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C.F.A. Voysey

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Includes bibliographical reference and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780714830032

Description

Originally published in 1995 by Phaidon Press, this is a study of the life and works of British architect C.F.A.Voysey. Extensively illustrated with details of all his architecture and selected designs for furniture and fabrics.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780714837123

Description

From the 1890s until the outbreak of World War I, C F A Voysey (1857-1914) was one of the most successful and renowned British Arts and Crafts architects. His elegant, white-rendered houses with stone window dressings and sweeping green-slate roofs combined clarity with a sensual appreciation of natural materials. A designer of all things domestic, as well as an architect, he was often involved in every aspect of a house's interior from wallpaper, curtains and furniture to fire grates. Moreover, the fluid curves of his decorative designs and the elongated simplicity of his furniture prove him to be a vital historical link between the Arts and Crafts and the Modern movements. The first definitive account of Voysey's architectural career, this book combines contemporary sources - photographs, quotations, original wallpaper designs and watercolour perspectives - with specially commissioned photography of his houses.

Table of Contents

  • Foudations
  • training and education
  • an independent practice - imaginary clients and wallpaper designs
  • the first houses - building a reputation
  • head, hand and heart
  • ambitious commissions
  • country cottages
  • consummate designs
  • architectural range
  • gardens, interiors and extensions
  • spaces for work, rest and recreation
  • late work and lectures
  • European and American relations
  • a legacy.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA26799814
  • ISBN
    • 0714830038
    • 0714837121
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    240 p.
  • Size
    30 cm
  • Classification
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