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Julia de Wolf Addison

1866–1952

An American writer and craftswoman with a sharp eye for art, she wrote warmly about museums, medieval workmanship, and the beauty of decorative design. Her books open a friendly path into painting, galleries, and the handmade arts of earlier centuries.

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Arts and crafts in the Middle Ages : a description of mediaeval workmanship in several of the departments of applied art, together with some account of special artisans in the early Renaissance

Arts and crafts in the Middle Ages : a description of mediaeval workmanship in several of the departments of applied art, together with some account of special artisans in the early Renaissance

by Julia de Wolf Addison

About the author

Born in Boston on February 24, 1866, Julia de Wolf Addison was an American writer and craftswoman. She was educated partly in England, later studied art in Boston and Italy, and became known for work connected with ornament, design, and art writing.

She wrote across several genres, but she is especially remembered for books that introduced readers to art and craftsmanship in an accessible way. Among the works connected with her are The Art of the Pitti Palace, Classic Myths in Art, The Art of the National Gallery, Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages, and The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. She also published fiction earlier in her career.

Addison married Episcopal clergyman Daniel Dulany Addison in 1889. Archival records at Harvard show that her papers include letters, reviews, notes, illustrations, and even unpublished children's books, suggesting a wide-ranging creative life. She died in 1952.