William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
Why Children Love Edward Gorey: A Centenary Tribute
He made the uncanny cool for a kid like me, whose dollhouse contained a miniature Ouija board in the child’s room and a ghost ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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In 'Jane Austen's Bookshelf,' read about the women writers who shaped the novelist
Rare book collector Rebecca Romney takes us behind the archives that led to "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," a new book about the women writers who shaped Austen.
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Victoria Forecast
A high pressure system centred south of the Bight extends a ridge east over Victoria directing a southerly airstream over the State. The centre of the high will pass south of the State and move into ...
‘The largest volume and finest quality of Bengal textiles likely ended up in England’: Economic historian Tirthankar Roy
Tirthankar Roy discusses the unique appeal of Bengal’s textiles, its global significance, and the factors that led to its ...