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JOHN CRUNDEN (d. 1828)

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 524 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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JOHN CRUNDEN (d. 1828)
CRUNDEN (d. 1828) ,

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ENGLISH

English architectural and mobiliary designer . Most of his

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early

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INSPIRATION (Lat. inspirare, breathe upon or into)

inspiration was

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DRAWN

drawn from

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CHIPPENDALE, THOMAS (d. 1979)

Chippendale and his school, but he

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fell later under the

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INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of a

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BASTARD (O. Fr. bastard, mod. bdtard = fits de bast, "pack-saddle child," from bast, saddle)

bastard classicism . He produced a very large number of designs which were published in numerous volumes; among the most ambitious were ornamental centres for ceilings in which he introduced cupids with bows and arrows, Fame

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SOUNDING (for derivation see SOUND above)

sounding her

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trumpet, and such like motives .

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SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

Sport and natural

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HISTORY

history supplied him with many other themes, and one of his ceilings is a

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HUNTING (the verbal substantive from " hunt "; O. Eng. huntian, hunta; apparently connected with O. Eng. hentan, Gothic hinpan, to capture, O.H.G. hunda,booty)

hunting

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SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene representing a " kill." His

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PRINCIPAL

principal

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WORKS

works were Designs for Ceilings; Convenient and Ornamental

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ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

Architecture; The

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Carpenter's

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COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

Companion for

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CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese Railings,

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GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

Gates, &c . (1770); The Joiner and

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CABINET

Cabinet-maker's

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Darling, or Sixty Designs for

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GOTHIC

Gothic, Chinese,

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MOSAIC (corresponding to Lat. opus musivum, from Gr. µovoeiov, an artificial grotto often decorated with mosaics; the word is only found in the sense of mosaic in late Greek, which generally uses k oXI yrlµa)

Mosaic and Ornamental Frets (1765); and The

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CHIMNEY (through the Fr. cheminee, from caminata, sc. camera, a Lat. derivative of caminus, an oven or furnace)

Chimney Piece Maker's Daily Assistant (1776) . Much of his

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WORK

work was either absurd or valueless .

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