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Owen Jones and the V&A : ornament for a modern age

Title
Owen Jones and the V&A : ornament for a modern age / Olivia Horsfall Turner.
Author
Horsfall Turner, Olivia
Publication
  • London : Lund Humphries in association with V&A publishing, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Additional Authors
  • Harrison, Sara
  • Hunt, Tristram, 1974-
  • Bryant, Julius
  • Victoria and Albert Museum.
Description
159 pages : illustrations (colour); 27 cm.
Summary
Owen Jones (1809-1874), a prolific architect, designer, illustrator and printer, was recognised during his lifetime as one of the most influential contemporary figures in art and design theory. This insightful book, the latest in the V&A Nineteenth-Century Series, explores his relationship with the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum), from its inauguration in the 1850s through to his death in 1874. With particular focus on the creation of his celebrated volume The Grammar of Ornament (1856), his decorative scheme for the museum's so-called 'Oriental Court' and the preparation of his lesser-known publication Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867), it offers a fascinating exploration of the identity of the early museum and its imperial context.
Series Statement
[V&A nineteenth-century series]
Uniform Title
Victoria and Albert Museum's nineteenth-century series.
Subject
  • Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Jones, Owen, 1809-1874
  • Victoria and Albert Museum > History
  • South Kensington Museum > History
  • South Kensington Museum
  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Criticism and interpretation
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Note
  • Series statement from dust jacket.
  • Texts written by Tristram Hunt and Julius Bryant.
Bibliography (note)
  • Index and bibliographic notes included.
Call Number
JQF 24-36
ISBN
  • 9781848226012
  • 1848226012
OCLC
1347696521
Author
Horsfall Turner, Olivia, author.
Title
Owen Jones and the V&A : ornament for a modern age / Olivia Horsfall Turner.
Publisher
London : Lund Humphries in association with V&A publishing, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
[V&A nineteenth-century series]
Victoria and Albert Museum's nineteenth-century series.
Bibliography
Index and bibliographic notes included.
Added Author
Harrison, Sara, editor.
Hunt, Tristram, 1974- author of introduction, etc.
Bryant, Julius, author of introduction, etc.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Research Call Number
JQF 24-36
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