The first five installments of the series are something of an art-history and philosophy course.

NEWYORKER: Leap of Faith

Their philosophy of the whole work of art is key to the multiplatform design being done today.

FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

How could an untutored, untravelled glover's son from hickville, the argument goes, understand kings and courtiers, affairs of state, philosophy, law, music let alone the noble art of falconry?

ECONOMIST: The man and his pen