About the Author

Fionnuala Croke has been Director of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, since 2010. She was previously Keeper and Head of Collections at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has published on a wide range of art-related subjects and has organised and curated numerous exhibitions, most recently Chester Beatty's A to Z: from Amulet to Zodiac (2015). She is Adjunct Professor at University College, Dublin, in the School of Art History & Cultural Policy, and is Chair of the Asia Europe Museum Association (ASEMUS).