William Richard Lethaby

William Richard Lethaby
Author: Robert W. S. Weir
Publisher:
Total Pages: 21
Release: 1939
Genre:
ISBN:

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William Lethaby, Symbolism and the Occult

William Lethaby, Symbolism and the Occult
Author: Amandeep Kaur Mann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2022-03-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1000544702

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This book delves into the life and work of architect William Richard Lethaby (1857–1931) and his relationship with the occult and alchemy, in particular. Using detailed analysis of Lethaby’s drawings and architecture, the research uncovers Lethaby’s familiarity with occult concepts and ideology during the spiritual revolution of the nineteenth century. Throughout this time, countless individuals, particularly members of the avant-garde, rejected more traditional religious pathways and sought answers through experimental and mystical alternatives. William Lethaby, Symbolism and the Occult reveals how the architect was profoundly influenced by the Zeitgeist, which was saturated with references to spiritualism, mysticism and the occult, and explores the impact of occultism on his contemporaries and the wider Arts and Crafts Movement. This book is written for upper-level students, researchers and academics interested in architectural history, William Lethaby and nineteenth century culture and society.

Byzantium and British Heritage

Byzantium and British Heritage
Author: Amalia G. Kakissis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2023-07-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 135111980X

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Byzantium was a very influential part of the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement (1880–1910) in Britain, and although the influence of the Gothic Revival (1830–80) is well known, that of the Byzantine Revival (1840–1910) is not. This volume is about the people and the movements that created the Byzantine Revival and shows how they influenced British heritage from architecture to the decorative arts during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The central pillars of the volume are the architects and scholars who created the Byzantine Research Fund (BRF) Archive, a unique collection of architectural drawings and photographs of numerous monuments across the Byzantine world, and the social and professional networks in which they circulated. The BRF members, an eclectic and little-known group, who based themselves at the newly founded British School at Athens, established the research of Byzantium in Britain and Greece. They were trained in the traditions of the Arts and Crafts Movement, which sought authenticity in design and decoration in reaction to the styles that had developed through industrialisation. Their work, uniting a distinctively British design tradition with Byzantine arts and crafts, represents a highly significant and under-researched link between Britain and the Hellenic world. This volume is the first contribution to try to fill this knowledge gap. Byzantium and British Heritage will appeal to all those interested in the relation between Byzantine and British culture and Byzantine art.

Design 1900-1960

Design 1900-1960
Author: T. Faulkner
Publisher: Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1976
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN:

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W.R. Lethaby, 1857-1931

W.R. Lethaby, 1857-1931
Author: William Richard Lethaby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1984
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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Arts and Crafts Architecture

Arts and Crafts Architecture
Author: Peter Davey
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1995
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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An account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the Arts and Crafts movement which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and America. It shows how the ideas of the movement influenced the California and Prairie Schools as well as Art Nouveau. Second edition, originally published in 1995.