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Visualizing the Celtic revival : the arts and crafts movement in Ireland
"This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe's most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful essays on its cultural and art historical background and contexts, the leading patrons and artists of the movement, as well as key studies of the metal...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin ; Chicago
: Four Courts Press
, [2024]
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| Author Notes: | selected writings by Nicola Gordon Bowe ; Róisín Kennedy, editor |
| Summary: | "This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe's most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful essays on its cultural and art historical background and contexts, the leading patrons and artists of the movement, as well as key studies of the metalwork, textiles, stained glass, furniture and book design associated with this dramatic flourishing of art and design production in Ireland between 1894 and 1925. Bowe's ability to scrutinize the decorative arts visually, physically and aesthetically is matched by her awareness of the rich intellectual and cultural contexts that gave rise to its production. Her insights into this significant period in Irish cultural history provide the reader with a nuanced understanding of the diverse motivations and achievements of the craftworkers and artists who produced these objects, as well as the roles played by the networks of patrons, critics and supporters that enabled the movement to thrive. Bowe's research places the Arts and Crafts movement firmly within the contexts of the Cultural Revival and its desire to facilitate the production of high-quality decorative objects that reflected and proclaimed a distinctively Irish heritage and identity. The demise of the movement is closely linked to that of the Revival itself and the changed priorities of the post-independent Irish state." |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 310 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 1801510822 9781801510820 |
