Lives of the great makers: 500 years of creative excellence

Abstract

"Lives of Great Makers celebrates the aesthetic flair, design skills and technical ingenuity that define exceptional craftspeople whose pioneering masterpieces have, over the centuries, changed the nature and direction of the decorative arts" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction / Rebecca Knott and James Robinson -- The emergence of the celebrated maker / James Robinson -- Enlightenment & empire / Simon Spier -- Art & industry / Rebecca Knott -- Modernism & the post-war craft revival / Rebecca Knott