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Wroughte in gold and silk: preserving the art of historic tapestries
Wroughte in gold and silk features exceptionally important tapestries from major European collections; and shows the world-class research – scientific, artistic and historical – applied to their preservation. Presenting the interdisciplinary European Community-funded project 'Monitoring of Damage in Historical Tapestries' (MODHT), the research is described in an understandable and practical...Quye, Anita ; Hallett, Kathryn ; Herrero Carretero, Concha
conservation, Medieval, restoration, Renaissance, and tapestry
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European collections of scientific instruments, 1550-1750
Collections of scientific instruments originated as part of Renaissance collections of 'naturalia' and 'artificialia'. Surveying and astronomical instruments were common in such collections, their role being to impress visitors by displaying the power that a ruler acquired through the control of nature. This book offers selected studies of notable European...scientific apparatus and instruments Europe renaissance collections science
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Illuminating instruments
This 7th volume in the Artefacts series looks at a number of significant instruments that were created to serve various scientific purposes. The contributors examine the roles these instruments played both as scientific devices developed to advance our knowledge of the world and as cultural artifacts manufactured and used in... -
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Scotland's land girls: breeches, bombers and backaches.
The roots of the Women’s Land Army lie in the First World War. There was an acute farm labour shortage because workers were needed for military service and horses were commandeered by the forces. By 1918 there were 23,000 Land Girls at work milking, ploughing and herding. In 1939, the... -
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Fossils
Explore the extraordinary world of fossils; find out how they’re formed, where to find them and how to identify them in this information book. Written by palaeontology expert Dr Andrew Ross, in conjunction with the National Museum of Scotland, this book will help children discover all the fascinating details of...Ross, Andrew
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Triassic life on land: the great transition
The Triassic period is generally viewed as the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs. For paleontologists, however, it also marks the rise of the world's first modern land ecosystems. Over the past three decades, extensive, worldwide fieldwork has led to the discovery of many new species of Triassic animals and...Sues, Hans-Dieter ; Fraser, Nicholas C
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Sourcing Scottish redwares
Sourcing Scottish Redwares examines Scotland's extensive iron-rich clay sources which were exploited for the production of pottery, tiles and later bricks, from the 13th century onwards. Supported by Historic Scotland the authors used inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) in conjunction with the British Geological Survey's national geochemical database of stream...Haggarty, George ; Hall, Derek ; Chenery, Simon
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Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan
This intriguing introduction to Japanese erotic art, known as shunga, is full of humour and human interest. A large quantity of paintings, handscrolls, prints and illustrated books of erotica was produced in Japan between 1600 and 1900. As urban culture expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, erotic woodblock prints were...Buckland, Rosina
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Lewis Chessmen Unmasked
The humorous and intricately designed hoard of Lewis Chessmen is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. The Lewis Chessmen were found hidden on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, in the early nineteenth century. It of seated consisted kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on...Caldwell, David H ; Hall, Mark A ; Wilkinson, Caroline M
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Northern lights: the age of Scottish lighthouses.
Northern Lights: The Age of Scottish Lighthouses by A. D. Morrison-Low has been published to mark the 200th anniversary in 2011 of the world’s oldest rock lighthouse, on the Bell Rock or Inchcape Reef, off the east coast of Scotland. This fully illustrated book tells the story of Scotland’s lighthouses...Morrison-Low, A D
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The traction engine in Scotland
Traction engines were used in Scotland from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1960s – for road haulage, powering threshing mills, ploughing and, in steam roller form, in road making. The book explores their history, with particular focus on National Museum Scotland’s 1907 Marshall traction engine and its...Hayward, Alexander
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Reconstructions: recreating science and technology of the past
Historic reconstructions have become a decisive tool in the history of science and technology. The book brings together key studies of recently completed reconstruction projects.Staubermann, Klaus
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The natural history of Hoverflies
Hoverflies are valuable insects and particularly over the last two decades, they have started to impact on a wider range of people than just specialists. Hoverflies are known and recognised not just for their striking colours, remarkable hovering behaviour and flower visiting habits but also because of their roles in...Rotheray, Graham E ; Gilbert, Francis
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Proceedings of the XIVth International Numismatic Congress, Glasgow 2009
Some 329 lectures and 29 posters were presented at the XIVth International Numismatic Congress held at the University of Glasgow in September 2009. They have resulted in 255 papers, now published in these Proceedings. -
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Islay, Jura and Colonsay: a historical guide. 2nd edition
The story of Islay, Jura and Colonsay is one of the most fascinating amongst all the Hebrides. They have had substantial human occupation since earliest times and man has left many relics across the islands, from tools and artefacts of mesolithic times to the modern-day distilleries of Islay and Jura....Caldwell, David H
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An Corran, Staffin, Skye: a rockshelter with Mesolithic and later occupation
The An Corran rockshelter, on the north-east coast of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye, contained a series of shell midden and other deposits with evidence for human occupation from Mesolithic and later periods. A rescue investigation of the site in the winter of 1993-94, immediately prior to anticipated total destruction by...Saville, Alan ; Hardy, Karen ; Miket, Roger ; Ballin, Torben Bjarke
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Early Medieval Scotland: Individuals, Communities and Ideas
The elaborately carved Hilton of Cadboll stone, the house-shaped Monymusk Reliquary and the sumptuously decorated Hunterston brooch (all on view in the National Museum of Scotland) are evidence of the sophistication of Scottish craftsmen in the time AD 300-900, formerly known as the 'Dark Ages'. A pioneering partnership between National...Clarke, David V ; Blackwell, Alice ; Goldberg, D Martin