Introduction

This volume presents a collection of studies on the pioneering art historian and philosopher Edgar Wind (1900–71) (Figure 0.1), who is also remembered as the first professor of art history at the University of Oxford. Since the death of his widow, Margaret Wind, at the age of 91 in 2006, the Edgar Wind Archive has been accessible at the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford. All authors have consulted it. The archive has contributed to a revival of interest in Wind’s work and to an understanding of his importance to art historiography. Our volume is the first collection of studies on this extraordinary art historian and philosopher to take full advantage of this resource.