Mural painting in Britain 1840-1940 : image and meaning / Clare A.P. Willsdon

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxxvi, 431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-414) and index.Contents: 1. An Art extraordinaire -- 2. Royalty and Reform: State Patronage at the Palace of Westminster, 1841-1864 -- 3. Pageantry and Propaganda: Murals in the Royal Exchange and London Livery Company Halls -- 4. Pictures and Politics: State Patronage at the Palace of Westminister, 1906-1913 East Corridor and First Scheme for St. Stephen's Hall -- 5. War and Peace: State Mural Schemes, 1912-1927 -- 6. Celebrating the Empire, 1924-1938 -- 7. Patron and Icon at the Town Hall -- 8. Ecclesiastical Murals -- 9. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals -- 10. Private Houses -- 11. Work and Play -- 12. Conclusion -- App. A. Guide to Principal Techniques and Media Used, 1840-1940 -- App. B. Ecclesiastical Murals: Supplementary Examples -- App. C. Mind and Body: Education and Welfare Murals: Supplementary Examples -- App. D. Private Houses: Supplementary Examples -- App. E. Work and Play: Supplementary Examples. Subjects: 1800-1999 Mural painting and decoration, British 19th century. Mural painting and decoration, British 20th century. Peinture et d�coration murales britanniques 19e si�cle.Peinture et d�coration murales britanniques 20e si�cle. Mural painting and decoration, British.WandmalereiMuurschilderkunst.Mural painting and decoration, English 19th century. Mural painting and decoration, English 20th century. Mural painting and decoration 19th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration 20th century Great Britain. Peinture et d�coration murales Grande-Bretagne 19e si�cle. Peinture et d�coration murales Grande-Bretagne 20e si�cle. Geschichte 1840-1940. Mural painting and decoration, British.Mural painting and decoration 19th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration 20th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration, British.Mural painting and decoration 19th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration 20th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration Great Britain. Painting, Modern Great Britain 19th century.Painting, Modern Great Britain 20th century.Mural painting and decoration. Mural painting and decoration Great Britain 19th century.Mural painting and decoration Great Britain 20th century. Peinture et d�coration murales Grande-Bretagne 19e si�cle. Peinture et d�coration murales Grande-Bretagne 20e si�cle. Mural painting and decoration. PAINTING, 19TH CENTURY - EnglandMURAL PAINTING AND DECORATION, 19TH CENTURY MURAL PAINTING AND DECORATION, 20TH CENTURY Mural painting and decoration, British.Mural painting and decoration 19th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration 20th century Great Britain. Mural painting and decoration, BritishMural painting and decoration 19th century Great Britain Mural painting and decoration 20th century Great Britain Mural painting and decoration History Great Britain Mural painting and decoration, British 20th century.