Advanced Search Request a Book

ORDERS

Readings Orders 0

DEMANDS

Readings Demands 0

Tulips and Peacocks: William Morris and art From the Islamic World
[Hardback - 2024]
rowan bain
In Stock
List Price: $50
Our Price: Rs.12795 Rs.11515
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.1280
Category: Art
Sub-category: Islamic Art
Publisher: Yale University Press | ISBN: 9780300276169 | Pages: 200
Shipping Weight: .670 | Dimensions: null

Description

An introduction to William Morris’s personal collection of artworks from the Islamic world and how they came to influence his pattern-making One of the principal founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was responsible for hundreds of patterns for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, and carpets that are iconic of the late nineteenth century and continue to resonate today. It is now widely acknowledged that his artistic production was stimulated by his deep familiarity with embroideries, woven velvets, silks, carpets, and metalwork from Iran, Syria, and Turkey, which he collected throughout his lifetime. Ranging from popular nineteenth-century tourist merchandise to rare artefacts of historical significance, Morris’s collection is a testament to the interconnectedness of global artistic traditions and the enduring importance of recognising the contributions of various cultures to the evolution of his design and craftsmanship. This highly illustrated publication offers diverse perspectives in contextualising Morris’s role within contemporary debates around colonial collecting, Islam’s representation in the museum context, and issues of cultural appropriation from contributors within the field of British Arts and Crafts and Art from the Islamic world.

About the Author

Rowan Bain is principal curator of the William Morris Gallery, London. She curated Althea McNish: Colour Is Mine (2022), Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper (2020), and May Morris: Art & Life (2017).

Bestsellers in Art

View All
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth: A Book Of Fundamentals For An Artistic Career
[Hardback - 2011]
andrew loomis
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £29.99
Our Price: Rs.7295 Rs.6565
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.730
Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale Of Genji And Fairies
[Hardback - 2021]
yoshitaka amano
Out of Stock
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: Rs.10545 Rs.9490
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.1055
Lost Masterpieces
[Hardback - 2022]
dk
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.3345 Rs.3010
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.335
Sylvia Plath: Drawings
[Paperback - 2022]
frieda hughes
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £14.99
Our Price: Rs.3295 Rs.2965
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.330
What Is Art?
[Paperback - 1995]
leo tolstoy
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.1745 Rs.1570
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.175
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief As Photos
[Paperback - 2005]
john berger
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.1895 Rs.1705
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.190
Color And Light: A Guide For The Realist Painter
[Paperback - 2010]
james gurney
Out of Stock
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $29.99
Our Price: Rs.6945 Rs.6250
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.695
The New Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain
[Paperback - 2008]
betty edwards
In Stock
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: Rs.4095 Rs.3685
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.410
Ways Of Seeing
[Paperback - 2008]
john berger
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.1695 Rs.1525
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.170
Design As Art
[Paperback - 2008]
bruno munari
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.1545 Rs.1390
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.155
The History Of Western Art (art Essentials)
[Paperback - 2023]
janetta rebold benton
In Stock
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.3845 Rs.3460
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.385
Design: The Definitive Visual History
[Hardback - 2023]
dk
In Stock
List Price: £30
Our Price: Rs.7945 Rs.7150
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.795