The Arts of Living

Elizabeth Miller is Senior Curator of prints at the V&A. and a member of the Europe Galleries concept team. She has written extensively on prints in the Italian Renaissance home and the Petrucci Pavement and is author of 16th-Century Italian Ornament Prints (V&A, 1999). Hilary Young is Senior Curator of ceramics at the V&A. and a member of the Europe Galleries concept team. His publications include English Porcelain, 1745 - 95 (V&A, 1999), Elegant Eating (V&A, 2002) and Masterpieces of World Ceramics (V&A, 2008).

1. RELIGION AND STATE -- Catholicism Across the Globe, Kirstin Kennedy -- War, Angus Patterson -- Jewish Traditions, Louise Hofman -- Death and Commemoration, Ana Debenedetti -- Louis XIV, Lesley Ellis Miller and Corinne Thepaut-Cabasset -- Catholicism in the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Ellis Miller and Rosie Mills -- Madame de Pompadour, Barbara Lasic -- Catherine the Great, Alicia Robinson -- Representing the Revolution, Frances Rankine -- Napoleon and Josephine, Elizabeth Bisley -- 2. EXPLORING AND CLASSIFYING THE WORLD -- Global Trade, Hilary Young -- Spanish America, Kirstin Kennedy -- Asian Imports and Their Imitations, Hilary Young -- Africans in European Art, Dawn Hoskin -- Collecting, Elizabeth Miller -- A Paper Museum, Susan Owens -- The Encyclopedie, Rowan Watson -- 3. ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS AND GARDENS, Reinventing Classical Architecture, Maurice Howard -- The Dutch Interior, Elizabeth Miller -- Cabinet Furniture, Nick Humphrey -- Telling the Time, Tessa Murdoch -- Panelled Room from La Tournerie, Joanna Norman -- Furnishing the Parisian Townhouse, Joanna Norman -- Supplying the Market for Luxury Furniture, Sarah Medlam -- Buying and Selling Luxury Goods in Paris, Catrin Jones -- Supplying Local Markets, Loraine Long -- The Serilly Cabinet, Barbara Lasic -- Gardens, Lucy Trench -- 4. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE -- Performance, Joanna Norman -- Drinking Rituals of Faith, Love and Loyalty, Angela McShane -- Hunting, Angus Patterson -- Grand Dining, Hilary Young -- The Social Life of the Salon, Catrin Jones -- Tea, Coffee and Chocolate, Hilary Young -- Music at Home, Joanna Norman -- Games and Gaming, Elizabeth Bisley -- Writing, Barbara Lasic -- Spinning and Needlework, Clare Browne -- The Toilette and the Bedroom, Sarah Medlam -- 5. FASHION AND DRESS -- Male Adornment, Lesley Ellis Miller -- Silks and Fashion, Lesley Ellis Miller -- Lace in Fashion, Clare Browne -- Accessories, Heike Zech -- Revolution to Empire Fashion, Jenny Lister