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Craft and the Allegorical Impulse

Article  /  Arnoldsche   CriticalThinking
 
Published: 07.02.2020
Craft and the Allegorical Impulse.
Mary Queen of Scots, cross-stitch, 1570. The image is taken from the 1560 edition of Conrad Gesner's Icones Animalium. V&A collection

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Intro
Glenn Adamson deals with three main topics regarding craft and allegory: First, he discusses the topic of whether symbol and allegory are equal or opposite, in the second part he looks at the connection between allegory and craftsmanship to finally end with the analysis of the feeling of originality versus the idea of innovation in the craft. 
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