Although the Byzantine style was never widely popular, it was nevertheless important and influential. The legacy of Byzantium was interpreted in many different ways and used to promote different aims.
Thomas Hardy’s Wessex is one of the great literary evocations of place, populated with colourful and dramatic characters. As lovers of his novels and poetry know, this ‘partly real, partly dream-cou
Twenty-five essays by distinguished British art critic and painter reveal his wide-ranging interests. Writings explore such diverse topics as the art of the Bushmen, African sculpture, ancient America
