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  Philip Barker Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Barker Webb (July 10, 1793 - August 31, 1854) was an English botanist.
Webb collected plants in Italy, Spain and Portugal, and was the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco.
Webb's herbarium was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum in Florence.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Barker_Webb   (146 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Philip Speakman Webb (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
He became the assistant of G. Street, and he was an intimate friend of William Morris and a supporter of his aesthetic creeds.
Webb's first commission was the historic Red House, Bexley Heath, built (1859) for Morris, in which the theories of both owner and architect received their practical crystallization.
Webb was one of the six members of this firm, and for it he designed furniture, tiles, and stained glass.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Webb-Phi.html   (266 words)

  
 National Trust | Standen | Philip Webb
Webb built little because he built with such care and Standen is a testament both to his love of fine craftsmanship and materials, and to his essential modesty.
Webb designed the interior of the house with the same care, paying equal attention to the needs of the family and their staff.
Building a house is never an easy business and Webb was not an architect to pander to a patron's fancy but he got on famously with the Beales, who understood exactly what he was about and were delighted with their new house.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-standen/w-standen-history/w-standen-history-philip_webb.htm   (234 words)

  
 Philip (Philippe) Speakman Webb: An Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Street as chief assistant; here he was joined in 1856 by William Morris, who was to become one of his life-long friends and with whom he was to be associated in the founding of Morris & Co.
Webb remained in Street's office until 1859 when he set up his own practice, one of his first commissions being the designing and building of Red House for Monris He designed fumiture for Morris and for D.
For the last fifteen years of his life Webb lived penuriously but contentedly in the country, having abandoned architecture at the onset of the 'concrete' age, with which he could feel no sympathy.
www.thecore.nus.edu.sg /landow/victorian/art/architecture/webb/webbov.html   (248 words)

  
 Philip Webb (1831-1915)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Philip Speakman Webb (1831-1915) was born in Oxford, the son of a doctor.
Webb's plan for St Martin's Chruch is quite unlike most other Victorian Churches, with the body of the church being almost square.
It is the only church designed by the Pre-Raphaelite architect Philip Webb, and contains one of the most exquisite sets of stained glass windows designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and executed in the William Morris studio.
www.visitcumbria.com /pwebb.htm   (293 words)

  
 Philip Webb Award 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Philip Webb and William Morris were the main founders of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877.
From the start Webb devoted time to teaching young architects the principles and methods of practical conservation.
To encourage new design in the context of historic buildings and to develop an appreciation of old buildings amongst architectural students, through an understanding of the architectural and historical values of old buildings and the purpose, philosophy and techniques of conservation.
www.deathbyarch.com /html/philip_webb_award_2004.html   (286 words)

  
 Philip
Philip is the English form of the Greek name Philippos, meaning “Lover of Horses” from “phil” (love) and “hippos” (horse).
Philip, the name of one of the lesser apostles, was common in England during the Middle Ages, but it became far less popular after Queen Mary I made an highly unpopular marriage with her cousin, King Philip II of Spain.
Philip II King of Spain and King Philip I of Portugal.
www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/p/philip.html   (172 words)

  
 Sir Aston Webb: An Inventory of his Drawings, Photographs, and Printed Material, 1868-1936   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Aston Webb was born in London in 1849, the son of a successful painter, Edward Webb.
Webb began working with E. Ingress Bell (1836 or 37-1914) in the early 1880s and the pair secured their first important commission with a winning design for the Victoria Law Courts in Birmingham (1886).
Webb was knighted in 1904, received the Royal Gold Medal in Architecture in 1905 and the first recipient of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1907.
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/utaaa/00033/aaa-00033.html   (1969 words)

  
 Reviews
The cries of 'bravo' from the audience and the foot-stomping of the orchestra brought Webb out for two encores, including a hearty rendition of the famous aria 'O Sole Mio' by Eduardo de Capua.
"Philip Webb, beautiful voice especially in the high register, even though he excelled (demonstrated to excel) in the sentimental (sad) moments more than in those merely dramatic."
"Philip Webb (Rodolfo) moved the audience to vociferous response with his glowing lyric tenor with its exciting squillo, particularly in his aria "Quando le sere al placido and in the great dialogue with Luisa in the finale"
www.philipwebb.net /reviews.htm   (464 words)

  
 National Trust | Standen | History
He chose Philip Webb as his architect, who was one of William Morris' closest friends and colleagues.
Standen farmhouse was a small low-pitched cottage which stood to the south of the present house and was demolished in 1896.
It was Great Hollybush farmhouse which Philip Webb incorporated into the new house.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-standen/w-standen-history.htm   (88 words)

  
 Webb Coat of Arms
The name Webb is for a weaver which was in turn derived from the Old English word "webbe," meaning "a woven cloth," and was used to indicate someone employed in making such fabric.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Richard Webb, who settled in Brigus, Newfoundland, in 1677; William Webb, who was a fisherman in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in 1735; Richard Webb who settled in Boston Mass.
Webb Families of the Virginias by Ronald R. Turner, Webb Family of Bearwallow Ridge by David G. Webb Jr.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.c/qx/webb-coat-arms.htm   (1256 words)

  
 Philip Glass --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Johnson, Philip C. American architect and critic known both for his promotion of the International style and, later, for his role in defining postmodernist architecture.
Mentioned only by name in the Apostle lists of the Synoptic Gospels, he is a frequent character in the Gospel According to John, according to which (1:43–51) he came from Bethsaida, answered Jesus' call (“Follow me”), and was instrumental in the call of St. Nathanael (probably St. Bartholomew the Apostle), whom he brought to Jesus.
U.S. architect Philip Cortelyou Johnson was the coauthor of The International Style (1932) and was the American leader of the movement by that name.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274572   (670 words)

  
 East Valley Tribune | Daily Arizona news for Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale
The win continued an unlikely emergence for Webb, a 24-year-old from Ashland, Ky., who flew under the radar in the D-Backs’ system until this year, when a devastating sinker has risen him to the top of the National League’s ERA leader board.
Webb’s pitching acumen was first fed on the bluegrass little league fields of Kentucky, when the lanky, hard-throwing 10-year-old was mistaken for someone two or three years older by other coaches.
Webb was facing Rockies slugger Preston Wilson, and the count was 0-2.
www.eastvalleytribune.com /?sty=7038   (1518 words)

  
 Philip Webb ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Philip Gilbert Hamerton, The Art of the American Wood-Engraver by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (New York: Charles Scribner*s Sons, 1894), 1894
Webbs paintings show the wild animals of the bush, waterholes and tracks.
Webb's sculpture hovers between abstraction and a subtle form of figuration, creating organic forms that coexist alongside mass-produced elements.
wwar.com /masters/w/webb-philip.html   (1087 words)

  
 Philip Webb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
William Morris, (Click link for more info and facts about Edward Burne-Jones) Edward Burne-Jones, and (English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)) Dante Gabriel Rossetti were three of his fellow partners in the interior decorating and furnishing business, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Webb and Morris formed an important part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Arts and Crafts movement) Arts and Crafts movement, and founded the (Click link for more info and facts about Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877.
Another Philip Webb - Philip Edward Webb was the architect son of leading architect Sir (Click link for more info and facts about Aston Webb) Aston Webb.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/ph/philip_webb.htm   (270 words)

  
 Philip Webb Real Estate
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If you’re looking for a real advantage, Philip Webb’s Advantage Club is the best place to start.
Philip Webb is proud of its strong links with our local community.
www.philipwebb.com.au   (318 words)

  
 Philip Webb and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones: Cabinet (26.54) | Object Page | Timeline of Art History | The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Philip Webb and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones: Cabinet (26.54)
Philip Webb (British, 1831–1915), Designer; Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co., Maker; Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (British, 1833–1898), Painter
Philip Webb's straightforward design, however, which boldly displays the casework skeleton on the exterior, anticipated the emphasis on structural elements that would inform the design revolution of the next century.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/ho/10/euwb/hod_26.54.htm   (237 words)

  
 Philip Webb - Great Buildings Online
Philip Webb was born in Oxford, England in 1831.
Webb studied at Aynho in Northamptonshire and was articled to a firm of builder-architects in Reading.
For most of his life, Webb acted as chief technical adviser and instructor to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
www.greatbuildings.com /architects/Philip_Webb.html   (215 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Arts and Crafts Houses: By Philip Webb, William Lethaby and Edward Lutyens: Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Amazon.co.uk: Arts and Crafts Houses: By Philip Webb, William Lethaby and Edward Lutyens: Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, 1859, Melsetter House, Orkney, Scotland, 1898, Goddards, Abinger Common, Surrey, 1900 v.
Arts and Crafts Houses: By Philip Webb, William Lethaby and Edward Lutyens: Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, 1859, Melsetter House, Orkney, Scotland, 1898, Goddards, Abinger Common, Surrey, 1900 v.
Philip Webb worked with Morris to create this resplendent design, inspired by the earlier neo-Gothic movement, but pointing the direction to a new architecture.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0714838756   (843 words)

  
 Philip Webb Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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 Webb, Philip Speakman Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
A page on the history of the Society, which was founded by William Morris and Philip Webb in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects.
Philip Webb was the leading light of this group and a number of young architects trained under his guidance.
The National Trust describes this show-piece of the late 19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement designed by Philip Webb for James Beale.
www.privatelabelwebbuilder.com /directory/index.php?c=Arts/Architecture/History/Architects/W/Webb,_Philip_Speakman   (182 words)

  
 Webb, Oma --to-- Webster, Mary
Webb, Oma (30 Apr 1908 - 07 Apr 1968)
Webb, Robert Marshall (04 Oct 1880 - 28 Sep 1961)
Webb, William Gates (14 Oct 1904 - 25 Oct 1981)
www.smokykin.com /ged/f006/i16.htm   (144 words)

  
 Philip Speakman Webb (1831-1915)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The architect and designer Philip Webb worked an apprenticeship for G.
Street, at whose practice he met William Morris in 1856.
Philip Webb specialised in country houses, in a very personal style with sometimes a tendancy to the Gothic, sometimes to Queen Anne revival, usually rather functional and without frills.
www.speel.demon.co.uk /arch/pwebb.htm   (134 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Architecture: History: Architects: W: Webb, Philip Speakman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings - History - A page on the history of the Society, which was founded by William Morris and Philip Webb in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects.
Standen - The National Trust describes this show-piece of the late 19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement designed by Philip Webb for James Beale.
Webb, Philip Speakman (1831-1915) - Brief notes on the Victorian architect Philip Webb from Bob Speel.
dmoz.org /Arts/Architecture/History/Architects/W/Webb,_Philip_Speakman   (223 words)

  
 Webb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Lucy Webb Hayes (1831 - 1889), First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband Rutherford B. Hayes
Philip Webb, British Arts and Crafts architect, designed Red House in Bexleyheath.
Philip Barker Webb (1793 - 1854), English botanist
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Webb.htm   (303 words)

  
 USA: Philip Webb, age 13 male, Olympus Jr. High (General Issues)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
USA: Philip Webb, age 13 male, Olympus Jr.
I do not know why there are more poor people and poverty then ever before even though for the first time in history everyone's basic needs could be met.
I feel education is the key to diminish social conflict.
unicef.org /voy/past/voyI/un-2120.html   (273 words)

  
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Philip Webb — Mitcham for 7 Timbertop Road, Ringwood North
Philip Webb — Doncaster for 45 Larne Avenue, Donvale
www.reiv.com.au /news/details.asp?NewsID=218   (632 words)

  
 Arts and Crafts Movement - 1860-1869
William Morris moved into Red House designed by Philip Webb.
The house was Philip Webb's first job as an independent architect.
William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Webb, Ford Madox Borwn, Charles Faulkner, and Peter Paul Marshall formed Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co.
anc.gray-cells.com /T1860.html   (370 words)

  
 Wiley::Philip Webb: Pioneer of Arts & Crafts Architecture
Dr Sheila Kirk is a freelance architectural historian.
After gaining a first qualification in architecture in 1956, Sheila has been researching Webb’s life and work for twenty-five years, writing and lecturing about it widely.
In 1990 she received a doctorate for her thesis on Webb from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she later worked for some years as a lecturer, module leader, and tutor in architectural history.
www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471987085,descCd-authorInfo.html   (262 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Small Business Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Business and Growing a Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The number of closures in Q1 2000 totalled 108,000, a rise of 9% on a year earlier.' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Philip and Sandra Webb worked at IBM before spending the last ten years running their own businesses primarily in the computer services market place.
They are entrepreneurs who grew their startup business to over £6million turnover in just 4 years.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0273637444   (364 words)

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