Europe divided : Huguenot refugee art and culture / Tessa Murdoch.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.

The Huguenot diaspora -- The reception of Huguenot artists, craftsmen and designers in the British Isles -- The Huguenots as educators -- Decorative painters -- Huguenot architects and engineers -- Huguenot metalsmiths -- Carvers, gilders, cabinetmakers and upholsterers - Huguenot sculptors in France and beyond -- The taste for porcelain and ceramic manufacture in Britain and Ireland -- Huguenot goldsmiths and silversmiths in the British Isles 1550-1780 -- Huguenot watchmakers and Jewellers: the manufacture and international market for luxury goods -- Printmakers and sellers: designs, ornament and reproductive prints -- Huguenot and portraiture: allegiance, identity, loyalty and memory.

"This richly illustrated book focuses on the extraordinary international networks resulting from the diaspora of more than 200,000 refugees who left France in the late 17th century to join communities already in exile spread far and wide.First-generation Huguenot refugees included hundreds of trained artists, designers, and craftsmen. Beyond the French borders, they raised the quality of design and workshop practice, passing on skills to their apprentices; sons, godsons, cousins, and to successive generations, who continued to dominate output in the luxury trades. Although silver and silks are the best-known fields with which Huguenot settlers are associated, their significant contribution to architecture, ceramics, design, clock and watchmaking, engraving, furniture, woodwork, sculpture, portraiture, and art education provides fascinating insight into the motivation and resolve of this highly skilled diaspora. Thanks to a sophisticated network of Huguenot merchants, retailers, and bankers who financed their production, their wares reached a global market." -- publisher's description.