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A review by attytheresa
Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny by A.S. Byatt
5.0
An absolute jewel of a book!
A.S. Byatt, long a lover of the quintessentially British work and design of William Morris, visits Venice and sets out to learn more about the work of the quintessentially Mediterranean designer Mariano Fortuny, born a generation after Morris. What she discovers is that each inevitably brings to mind the other.
The book is richly illustrated with images of most of the specific works discussed at length. In addition are photographs of their respective homes, workspaces, and wives, all of which play an important role in each artisan's development.
This little book is not only for those enamored of either Morris or Fortuny, but also for all intrigued by craft, design, artisan process, textile, embroidery, or Proust. That's right, Proust and his grand work 'A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu' are discussed as Fortuny is the only living artist given recognition in the story, and in an influential way.
I read this as my book with pictures for the 2017 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.
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A.S. Byatt, long a lover of the quintessentially British work and design of William Morris, visits Venice and sets out to learn more about the work of the quintessentially Mediterranean designer Mariano Fortuny, born a generation after Morris. What she discovers is that each inevitably brings to mind the other.
The book is richly illustrated with images of most of the specific works discussed at length. In addition are photographs of their respective homes, workspaces, and wives, all of which play an important role in each artisan's development.
This little book is not only for those enamored of either Morris or Fortuny, but also for all intrigued by craft, design, artisan process, textile, embroidery, or Proust. That's right, Proust and his grand work 'A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu' are discussed as Fortuny is the only living artist given recognition in the story, and in an influential way.
I read this as my book with pictures for the 2017 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.
.