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Peacock and vine: Fortuny and Morris in life and at work

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Born a generation apart, they were seeming opposites: Mariano Fortuny, a Spanish aristocrat thrilled by the sun-baked cultures of Crete and Knossos; William Morris, a British craftsman, in thrall to the myths of the North.

Yet through their revolutionary inventions and textiles, both men inspired a new variety of art, as vibrant today as when it was first conceived.

Acclaimed writer A.S. Byatt traces their genius right to the source.

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Vintage Digital
1473524938 / 9781473524934
eBook (EPUB)
709.22
07/07/2016
England
English
192 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
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