William Morris: Artist, Craftsman, Pioneer (Masterworks)

The quality of this book is stunning. The brilliance and number of the illustrations is beyond wonderful. The cover image catches the light and illuminates the gold line magically. The author's words are a joy to read. As a cataloging librarian for private collectors of fine art books, I routinely see splendid books. This one is a stand-out. I am delighted to have it in my own collection.

While not a complete study of his personal and professional life, this book will be a solid addition to anyone's library. Beautifully illustrated and well-researched, this volume places Morris' work in historical and aesthetic context. I saw images unseen before. I have a new admiration of William Morris and his influence on Victorian and Modern times.

This book is everything! Filled with great quality images of William Morris iconic work, great for inspiration, totally worth it and totally recommend!

Book shipped without incident. New and in good condition upon arrival. William Morris patterns and information in a nice format.

I love books with images and this one has tons of them, I am using it as an inspiration for my water color.

great book, excellent price for this volume and quality.

Gorgeous book [bought used, same cover], recipient loved it. Great as a Pre-Raphaelite / Arts & Crafts design reference, or those restoring old homes [wallpaper!]

My wife loves Arts & Crafts, do this was a gift to her and she loved it,

This is what an Art book should be: full of huge images! At a time when Art books are getting smaller and smaller with even smaller images within them, this is a ray of sunshine. Many Art books also seem to work on the impression that the reader is studying it at degree level with the result that they are utterly turgid. This book hits the right level of depth and is easy to read. It's real strength is allowing the images to do the work with copious numbers of whole page images allowing the reader to be properly immersed in Morris' wonderful patterns and forms. It is also a very good insight into him as a rounded person with attention to his writings and his politics. It is also very good value for money as a fairly large hardback.

From the plush gold embossing on the cover, to the full colour page prints inside - this book is a must for any Morris fan. Big size and hard cover with lots of lovely full page colour photo's of many different and well loved prints. Lots of info and history too and also quite a few pictures of furniture and family photo's that I had not seen elsewhere. It's a lovely book and one that you can keep and not grow tired of. Recommended. You will be wanting an Arts & Crafts home after reading it though....... !

First, don't buy it together with other items, or they'll stuff it in a feeble (to large) box without ANY protection, and it'l arrive with torn corners as did mine! I miss some interior and furniture examples, but the book is certainly informative & nice. They do show some connected paintings.

This book is beautiful!Well worth the cost and lots of interesting information about William Morris and the Arts and Craft movement.

Fabulous book, the illustrations are beautiful, very nspiring for any artist.