Arthurian art, illustration and material culture, 1500–1800

Lindfield, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-9344 2026. Arthurian art, illustration and material culture, 1500–1800. Radulescu, Raluca and Lynch, Andrew, eds. The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture, Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 369-392. (10.1017/9781009031684.019) Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This chapter examines various ways in which Arthur and Arthurian legend have been visualised between 1500 and 1800; not confined to manuscripts, it offers a cross-medium account of the legend’s visual representation, including physical installations, engravings, antiquarian juvenilia, as well as architecture and applied art. It examines the ways in which these visualisations present their narratives and how the figures are defined. This chapter also explores how Arthurian figures are identified and located within history, notably by devices including heraldry and architecture, and how these devices are employed to afford various senses of the antique, status, and significance.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DAW Central Europe N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NA Architecture N Fine Arts > NC Drawing Design Illustration N Fine Arts > NE Print media N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	9781009031684
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 February 2024
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2026 15:24
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/166167

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