Women in the Family

The Virgin and Child (1845) by William Dyce Dyce, William. “The Virgin and Child.” Web Gallery of Art, 1845, Windsor, www.wga.hu/html_m/d/dyce/1virgin.html. Cordelia at the Bedside of Lear (1849) by Ford Madox Brown Brown, Ford Madox. Cordelia at the Bedside of Lear. Tate, 1849, Tate Museum,  www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/brown-lear-and-cordelia-n03065. Isabella (1849) by John Everett Millais Millais, John Everett. “Isabella.” National Museums Liverpool , 1849,…

Slaying a Rabid Dog in Vermilion Red

Given the substantial resources required to produce a medieval manuscript, it would be insular to separate a text from the tangible materials that comprise the book itself. As Ann Gibbons of Science magazine points out, even the species of deerskin used to produce a leaf can tell a rich history of conquest, human migration, and…