"Polygraphice is an art, so much imitating Nature, as that by proportional lines with answerable Colours, it teacheth to represent to the life (and that in plano) the forms of all corporeal things, with their respective passions."   Polygraphice; or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting,...

Maple Leaf Rag Ellen Banks (1938-2017) Atlanta, GA: E. Banks, 1988 N7433.4 B36 M3 1988 oversize Black artist Ellen Banks is known for her geometric abstract painting entirely inspired by musical notation. Her “Maple Leaf Rag” indicates how the concept works. She translates the notes on the staff to...

“The legend’s popularity is a tribute to its ability to make the plight of individual salvation tangible and visible at a time when that salvation must seem highly uncertain.” — from the Introduction The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text & Image Jerry Root Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2017 PN687...