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A revealing and nostalgic look at how art was taught more than 100 years ago, Decorative Brushwork and Elementary Design is an inspiring guide to creating patterns and graphic motifs. Originally publ...

The English architect Charles Robert Ashbee first established his reputation as a major figure within the Arts & Crafts movement. Founder of both the Guild and School of Handicraft and Essex House Pre...

Originally published in 1914, The English Parish Church is a thorough and illuminating survey of nine centuries of ecclesiastical architecture. Accompanied by illustrations and photographs, J Charles ...

Written shortly before his death in 1919, English Church Fittings, Furniture & Accessories forms a sequel and companion volume to John Charles Cox's The English Parish Church. From churchyard gateway...

The Cheap Cottage and Small House sets out architect Gordon Allen's vision of simple, well built housing for both the working and middle classes. This digitally remastered version of the 1919 editio...

In the light of Victorian legislation allowing local authorities to raise funds for their building, the end of the 19th and start of the 20th centuries saw the advent of free libraries in most British...

Originally published in 1925, Elements of Form and Design in Classic Architecture is a useful and informative read for students, historians or anyone with an interest in classic architecture. Setting...

A comprehensive pocket sized handbook, The Cathedrals of England and Wales is a guide to 36 of Britain's finest holy buildings. Originally published in 1912, it provides both an informative background...