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Historic Arts & Crafts Homes of Great Britain | 
| Author: Brian Coleman
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 346673
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 10 x 0.9
ISBN: 158685531X
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0941
EAN: 9781586855314
ASIN: 158685531X
Publication Date: November 23, 2005
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Product Description
From esteemed author Brian D. Coleman comes a thorough exploration into the origins of the design and philosophy of the Arts & Crafts movement in Great Britain--the roots of which are inspiring a fresh new approach to the more traditional American Arts & Crafts style. Coleman leads an inspiring and beautiful tour of ten of the most historic Arts & Crafts homes in Britain, from William Morris's Red House in England to Macintosh's Hill House in Scotland.< BR>
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not for the home designer June 18, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The "Historic" part of the title must be taken seriously. All of the houses are very big and open to the public. This is not a book for anyone wanting to duplicate Arts & Crafts style. There are much better books for that purpose. The book is fine, but a minor glitch occurs on pages 134-135. The same painting shown in two photographs shows that one of the photos is mirror-image.
 Ten Magnificant Homes Beautifully Illustrated April 12, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a beautifully illustrated book depicting ten magnificant houses from the Arts & Crafts period in Great Britain. These homes dating from the late 1800's and early 1900's reflect a time that seems quintessentially England. You almost expect to find Sherlock Holmes or perhaps Lord Peter Wimsey to come around the corner.
The homes are architectually impressive, but this book is mainly on the interior style and decorations. In many cases, such as Red House, the architect designed everything about the house from the structure itself down to the dining room table and the candlesticks and glasses to put on it.
Needless to say, these houses were not built for the common ordinary people, but were the country homes of the very well to do. Most of them were not royalty but successful businessmen. Just to think of cleaning them now seems like a great deal of effort.
As an added benefit, all of these homes are open to the public, and information is given as to how to visit.
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