Annabel Ricketts enjoys a visual feast at the V&A but takes issue with the show’s lack of rigour
The V&A’s exhibition Gothic: Art for England 1400–1547 brings together a magnificent array of objects drawn from all over Europe, and the organisers have achieved a sumptuous display. To make it digestible, the arrangement is thematic rather than chronological, with objects grouped in different sections.
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