The legends of King Arthur in art

"This is a study of works of art inspired by legends of King Arthur and his knights and produced over a period of nine centuries in Western Europe and North America. It covers illuminated manuscripts, printed books, sculpture, pavements, wall paintings, easel paintings, drawings, embroideries, tapestries, stained glass, objets d'art, furniture, clothing and other items." "Muriel Whitaker surveys this wide array of material as a specialist in Arthurian texts from the middle ages to the present day; her emphasis on content, rather than form, offers an original perspective, different from that of…