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Tulips & Peacocks – Rowan Bain

This book reveals just how much William Morris, the most ‘British’ of designers was inspired by the art of the Islamic world. The book includes examples from William Morris’s personal collection of Islamic artworks and how they influenced his own pattern making.

Ranging from popular nineteenth-century tourist wares to rare artefacts of historical significance, his collection is testament to the interconnectedness of global artistic traditions. Tulips and Peacocks contextualises Morris’s role within debates around colonial collecting.

Hardback. 200 pages.

Measurements: 22.5x 27.7cm x 2.2cm

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