The King's Glass
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best-known buildings.
Carola Hicks Books
Carola Hicks delves into the realm of art history, focusing on the visual cultures of the medieval period. Her work often examines specific artworks like tapestries and portraits, uncovering their hidden narratives and societal contexts. Hicks blends the rigorous scholarship of an art historian with a captivating narrative style, breathing life into past eras. Her analyses are insightful, and her prose engaging, offering readers a profound look beneath the surface of iconic pieces.
The Bayeux Tapestry
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins. For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its 'discovery' in the eighteenth century.
Girl in a Green Gown
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy.