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In 1797 Friedrich Schlegel wrote that ‚philosophy of art usually lacks one of two things: either the philosophy, or the art.‘ This collection of essays contains both the philosophy and the art. It br …

An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main charact …

Vivienne Brough-Evans proposes a compelling new way of reevaluating aspects of international surrealism by means of the category of divin fou, and consequently deploys theories of sacred ecstasy as d …

How Drawings Work cheekily explains that what architects make is information that enables other people to make buildings. That information comes in a variety of forms: drawings by hand and computer, …

"Holland" is a historical novel written by Thomas Colley Grattan. The novel, set against the backdrop of the 16th-century Dutch War of Independence, provides a vivid and dramatic picture of …

Philip Webb was a British architect known as a founder of the Arts and Crafts movement and also a key member of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. He had a long association with William Morris and was respon …

This important study introduces the key theories of national identity, and relates them to the broad fields of product, graphic and fashion design. Javier Gimeno-Martinez approaches the inter-relatio …

Peter Paul Rubens and the Crisis of the Beati Moderni takes up the question of the issues involved in the formation of recent saints – or Beati moderni (modern Blesseds) as they were called – by the …

How are love and emotion embodied in material form? Love Objects explores the emotional potency of things, addressing how objects can function as fetishes, symbols and representations, active partici …

Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of “sloppy craft“ – craft that is …