The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
| Author | : Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.) |
| Publisher | : ACC Distribution |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : |
This collection of approximately fourteen hundred objects is a comprehensive compilation of most forms of Wedgwood's ware from the eighteenth century, and such rare pieces as the figure of Britannia, a medallion bearing the portrait of Sir William Hamilton and inscribed by Thomas Bentley, and a cream-ware cream cullier can be found in no other museum.
The Book of Birmingham
| Author | : Kit de Waal |
| Publisher | : Comma Press |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2018-09-27 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1912697165 |
Few cities have undergone such a radical transformation over the last few decades as Birmingham. Culturally and architecturally, it has been in a state of perpetual flux and regeneration, with new communities moving in, then out, and iconic post-war landmarks making way for brighter-coloured, 21st century flourishes. Much like the city itself, the characters in the stories gathered here are often living through moments of profound change, closing in on a personal or societal turning point, that carries as much threat as it does promise. Set against key moments of history – from Malcolm X’s visit to Smethwick in 1965, to the Handsworth riots two decades later, from the demise of the city’s manufacturing in the 70s and 80s, to the on-going tensions between communities in recent years – these stories celebrate the cultural dynamism that makes this complex, often divided ‘second city’ far more than just the sum of its parts.
Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland
| Author | : Karen Attar |
| Publisher | : Facet Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 609 |
| Release | : 2016-05-31 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1783300167 |
This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.
The Directory of Museums and Special Collections in the UK
| Author | : Peter Dale |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 1182 |
| Release | : 2023-05-31 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1000938530 |
Compiled with the assistance of the Museums Association, this important directory incorporates over 2,100 museums - almost double the number of inclusions in the 1st edition. It covers all types, including collections of artefacts. The index contains over 3,000 subjects. It is designed particularly to uncover those holdings that are more unusual and less well-known. The directory covers all subjects except living organisms. An indispensable reference source for the library and an ideal companion for researcher or enthusiast alike.
Victorian Radicals
| Author | : Martin Ellis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2018-10-11 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781885444479 |
Drawn from Birmingham Museums Trust's incomparable collection of Victorian art and design, this exhibition will explore how three generations of young, rebellious artists and designers, such as Edward Burne-Jones, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, revolutionized the visual arts in Britain, engaging with and challenging the new industrial world around them.
A Catalogue of the Shaw-Hellier Collection
| Author | : Ian Ledsham |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2018-08-21 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 042984221X |
In this compilation, first published in 1999, Ian Ledsham compiles an extensive catalogue of the Shaw-Hellier Collection, complete with diagrams regarding how we use text.
British Archives
| Author | : J. Foster |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 847 |
| Release | : 2016-04-30 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1349652288 |
British Archives is the foremost reference guide to archive resources in the UK. Since publication of the first edition more than ten years ago, it has established itself as an indispensable reference source for everyone who needs rapid access on archives and archive repositories in this country. Over 1200 entries provide detailed information on the nature and extent of the collection as well as the organization holding it. A typical entry includes: name of repositiony; parent organization ; address, telephone, fax, email and website; number for enquiries; days and hours of opening; access restrictions; acquisitions policy; archives of organization; major collections; non-manuscript material; finding aids; facilities; conservation; publications New to this edition: email and web address; expanded bibliography; consolidated repository and collections index
British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections
| Author | : Christopher Wright |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 950 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780300117301 |
This book sets a new standard as a work of reference. It covers British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth, and it encompasses nearly 9,000 painters and 90,000 paintings in more than 1,700 separate collections. The book includes as well pictures that are now lost, some as a consequence of the Second World War and others because of de-accessioning, mostly from 1950 to about 1975 when Victorian art was out of fashion. By listing many tens of thousands of previously unpublished works, including around 13,000 which do not yet have any form of attribution, this book becomes a unique and indispensable work of reference, one that will transform the study of British and Irish painting.
