The Arts and Crafts Movement - Module 8

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For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

The Arts and Crafts Movement is (0) ___ of the most influential developments in the history of design. Its origins can be traced to Britain around 1880, but it wasn't long (1) ___ its ideas had spread across Europe and the Americas and into Asia. The movement grew (2) ___ of concern about industrialisation, and the effect this was (3) ___ on traditional skills and the lives of ordinary people. (4) ___ it did in practice was to establish a new set of principles by (5) ___ people could live and work. It advocated seeing the home itself (6) ___ a work of art, where the wonderful patterns that are found in nature could be reflected. The Movement's most influential figures were John Ruskin, who examined the relationship between art, society and labour, and William Morris who (7) ___ Ruskin's philosophies into practice. This was a Movement (8) ___ any that had gone before. Its pioneering spirit of supporting local craftsmen, and the value it placed on the quality of materials and design, helped shape the modern world.

The Arts and Crafts Movement

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