Download or read book Essential Arts and Crafts written by Karen Livingstone and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This attractive small format book highlights the key characteristics of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain, Europe, America and Japan and shows how its ideas were disseminated around the world. It showcases the best of the furniture, jewellery, silver and textiles from different continents, and puts these in the context of the architecture and interiors of the time.