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This gold-tooled design comes from a unique binding attributed to Christian Samuel Kalthoeber, a German bookbinder working in London. He created t...

This gold-tooled design comes from a unique binding attributed to Christian Samuel Kalthoeber, a German bookbinder working in London. He created t...

Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Inkblot pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling, originally ...

Laurel Burch was an artist who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper, themes which inspired this book cover...

Showcasing silk dyed with beni (the pigment extracted from safflower petals) and lacquered in gold, this kimono design dates to the Edo period (16...

This striking Art Deco design comes from the celebrated British bookbinder Sybil Pye. It was crafted to hold a collection of William Wordsworth’s ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. The handwritten letter reproduced here demonstrat...

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. The handwritten letter reproduced here demonstrat...

William Morris, a celebrated artist of the Arts and Crafts movement, created woven and printed textile patterns for wallpapers, fabrics and carpet...

William Morris, a celebrated practitioner of the Arts and Crafts movement, believed that any decoration is futile when it does not remind you of s...

William Morris, a celebrated practitioner of the Arts and Crafts movement, believed that any decoration is futile when it does not remind you of so...

Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of f...

Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of fo...

Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of f...

This captivating image comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang’s The Olive Fairy Book. Compiled in 1907 by La...

During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle und...