Victoria Kinne is a third-year History of Art student at St Catherine’s College who designed this exhibition as part of her placement at St John’s College Library in Michaelmas 2023. She has a particular interest in material culture and the decorative arts, and so this exhibition went hand in hand with the aspects of art history that she is most passionate about. Victoria would like to thank the team of librarians at St John’s who have provided endless support and encouragement, and in particular Dr Petra Hofmann, College Librarian, who enabled this opportunity and guided her through the exhibition’s many stages.