MASTER OF THE ARTS| England's William Morris led a revival of the crafts and design of the Middle ages

From: Daily Breeze | Date: November 30, 2003| Author: JIM FARBER; FARBER | Copyright information

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"Cheap, shoddy goods."

That was the way William Morris described the by-products of the industrial revolution designed for family living circa 1861 _ from poorly printed books and over-stuffed furniture to dreary wallpaper and badly woven rugs.

That world was not for Morris. He wished for a more personal aesthetic of design, where the decorative aspects of home and church would be conceived and executed by master craftsman with a love of beauty and an in-dept...

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