Journal article
An examination of William Burges's Great Bookcase
- Abstract:
- Through visual and technical examination, this article explores the work of William Burges a and other artists between 1859 and 1862 in completing the painted decoration of his 'Great Bookcase'. In particular, it attempts to understand the various stages, methods and materials of production, and to draw parallels with Burges' ideas on medieval furniture. Later alterations to the structure and a connected simplification of the decorative scheme are also considered as part necessary, part aesthetic, responses to the bookcase falling over and being damaged in 1878.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Decorative Ars Society
- Journal:
- Journal of the Decorative Arts Society More from this journal
- Volume:
- 41
- Pages:
- 26-33
- Publication date:
- 2017-11-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-09-06
- Language:
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English
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- 2017
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Decorative Ars Society at http://www.decorativeartssociety.org.uk/journal/
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