Arts & Crafts
ARTS & CRAFTS
THE VALUE OF PRECEDENT
By Charles Harrison Townsend
This attack on the cult of self-expression at the expense of history has held up well since its original publication in 1894. Read more
THE IDEAL BOOK
By William Morris
Typographical advice from 1893 with beauty and legibility at its core. Morris points to some fine 15th century precedents. Read more
ART AND WORKMANSHIP
By W.R. Lethaby
This article from 1913 is about craft and beauty and the ordinary. 'Art is the humanity put into workmanship, the rest is slavery.' Read more
FURNITURE AND THE ROOM
By E.S. Prior
E.S. Prior, one of British Arts & Crafts' most underrated architects, outlines the divorce between architecture and furniture. Read more