New exhibition explores history of decorative borders: from medieval manuscripts to William Morris

New exhibition explores history of decorative borders: from medieval manuscripts to William Morris

Sir Galahad, the Quest for the Holy Grail by Arthur Hughes (1870). Works from pre-Raphaelite artists like Hughes are on display in the exhibition. Courtesy of National Museums LiverpoolThe Nature of Gothic, at the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, explores the history of decorative borders over hundreds of years. It covers the period from the late medieval age to the Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the late…