Read Issue 1: Novelties

Can drunkenness ever be holy? Brady examines the employment of drunkenness as a motif for both spiritual admonition and encouragement in the writings of the Church Fathers and the visual propagation of these teachings through early modern depictions of Noah and His Sons.

Ellie meditates on the end of Normall Rockwell's career, through the America that looked radically different from the one that made him famous.

An investigation into the importance and relevance of Michelangelo’s and da Vinci’s anatomical studies to shift cultural attitudes toward the human body’s portrayal in art.

Anne considers the work and legacy of May Morris, a designer, embroiderer and jeweller invested in a revival of craftsmanship and artisanal values at the close of the nineteenth century.

Throughout the Middle Ages, Christ was revered as the “Good Pelican” whose blood washes away the sins of the world. This article examines the origins of this Christological title and how its motif pervaded medieval manuscripts.

The portrayal of the New Testament idea of the Eucharist in the Old Testament depiction of Moses guiding the gathering of manna on Brunner’s stained glass window work.