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"The beauty of life" : William Morris & the art of design / William Morris & the art of design edited by Diane Waggoner. - New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, c2003. - 176 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 28 cm.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by and held at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif., Nov. 8, 2003-Apr. 4, 2004 and at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., Oct. 14, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index.

Introduction / Diane Waggoner -- William Morris: a life in design / Pat Kirkham -- The firm: Morris & Company / Pat Kirkham -- Stained glass & church decoration / Diane Waggoner -- The decoration of houses / Diane Waggoner -- The art of the book / Diane Waggoner -- John Henry Dearle / Diane Waggoner -- The things that might be: British design after Morris / Gillian Naylor -- Two sides of the river: Morris & American arts and crafts / Edward R. Bosley.

ISBN: 0500284342 (pbk.) :

LCCN: 2003103603

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA3-V9360

Subjects--Personal Names:
Morris, William, 1834-1896 --Contributions in decorative arts.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 --Influence.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Morris & Co. (London, England)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arts and crafts movement--England.

LC Class. No.: NK942.M8 / B43 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 709.2