Philip Webb. Pioneer of arts and crafts architecture
Details:
- Author(s) Kirk, Sheila
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2005
- Pages 336pp; illus
- Publisher Wiley Academy
- Place Published Chichester
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published 2002. See the writer's doctoral thesis. Heavily illustrated. Largely about his output. Some coverage of his work for Bell Brothers [notably pp239-42, 249-55] and the associated family. Much about Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co [notably pp36-55]. Chapters include: 'The early years'; 'Red House'; 'Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co'; 'The miidle years'; 'The studio houses and the 'Queen Anne' style'; 'Webb's approach to architectural design and its influence'; 'The country houses'; 'The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings'; 'Alterations and enlargements'; 'Webb the socialist'; 'The smaller houses'; 'The non domestic work'; 'Webb and clients and contractors'; 'The last years'