Mixed blessings

From: The Spectator | Date: November 11, 2006| Author: Rosenthal, Tom | Copyright information

Literary Circles Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, until 30 December

The subtitle 'Artist, Author, Word and Image in Britain 1800-1920' sets out the aim of one of those curator-inspired delvings into the vast stock of a great and fairly ancient museum. It repays several hours of study as the devil, as so often, is in the detail. The Fitzwilliam -- unlike many other, larger art museums -- is particularly strong in rare books and literary manuscripts, which provide some of the most pleasi...

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