Modern British Domestic Architecture And Decoration
Modern British Domestic Architecture And Decoration
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The English tradition of a fine delicacy and reserve in vigorous and thorough craftsmanship was swallowed up by the industrialism of the nineteenth century, and has still to be renewed; the jerry builder takes care that British towns and cities shall not grow in dignity and beauty ; the expenses of life multiply, and many scores of thousands toil through penury to fireside discomforts. Hence it is not surprising that most people, becoming inured to their surroundings, should look upon art as a ...thing which, in their everyday life, has for them no attainable realness and happi ness. So long as this temper of mind lasts, so long will it be easy to persuade the ignorant that they should invest their money in cheap and servile imitations of those styles of obsolete furniture in which the dilettante speculate with profit.
IT is regrettable, no doubt, that so many rooms in British houses should still be made ridiculous by spurious furniture of a dozen antiquated types. Yet even such pinchbeck copies of old works are not more troublesome to live with than the more modern gimcracks turned out by so many manufacturers.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The English tradition of a fine delicacy and reserve in vigorous and thorough craftsmanship was swallowed up by the industrialism of the nineteenth century, and has still to be renewed; the jerry builder takes care that British towns and cities shall not grow in dignity and beauty ; the expenses of life multiply, and many scores of thousands toil through penury to fireside discomforts. Hence it is not surprising that most people, becoming inured to their surroundings, should look upon art as a ...thing which, in their everyday life, has for them no attainable realness and happi ness. So long as this temper of mind lasts, so long will it be easy to persuade the ignorant that they should invest their money in cheap and servile imitations of those styles of obsolete furniture in which the dilettante speculate with profit.
IT is regrettable, no doubt, that so many rooms in British houses should still be made ridiculous by spurious furniture of a dozen antiquated types. Yet even such pinchbeck copies of old works are not more troublesome to live with than the more modern gimcracks turned out by so many manufacturers.
What to read after Modern British Domestic Architecture And Decoration?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Holme, Charles, 1848-1923 to read onlineMoreLess
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