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White walls, white nights, white girls: whiteness and the artistic interior, 1850-1890
Although in recent years some academic work has been undertaken about the use of colour, particularly blue, green and yellow, in Arts and Crafts and Aestheticism, little attention has been paid to the significance of the use of white in art, design and literature. Using as its starting point the...Huxtable, Sally-Anne
Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Colour, Aesthetic Movement, E. W. Godwin, and William Morris
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Book chapter
'Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself': The Dukes of Hamilton and Titian
This volume comprises sixteen essays on the reception of Titian by British painters, collectors and critics in the long nineteenth century. The main focus falls on the first three decades of the century, in the aftermath of the exhibition of the celebrated Orléans collection in London in 1798-99. But the...Evans, Godfrey
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Tartan: the highland habit
The story of tartan is told from the medieval love of display to the Victorian invention of exclusive clan identity. Along the journey, the history of the Highlands and its society is brought vividly to life. In the third edition of this classic and best-selling book there are: • 16...Cheape, Hugh
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BOLTONOCOSTIDAE nom. nov. (Insecta: Hypoperlida), a replacement name for ORTHOCOSTIDAE Bolton, 1912
The purpose of this note, under Article 39, is to propose the replacement name BOLTONOCOSTIDAE for the invalid name ORTHOCOSTIDAE Bolton, 1912, a monotypic family of fossil insects (Insecta, Hypoperlida) of Carboniferous age.Ross, Andrew ; Nicholson, D.B ; Jarzembowski, E A
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The new Palaeobiology Store at National Museums Scotland
Ross, Andrew
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Conference paper (published)
Assessment of materials used for anoxic micro-environments
Carrió, Vicen ; Stevenson, Suzie
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Fossil Arachnids - book review
Review of Fossil Arachnids. Jason A. Dunlop and David Penney. 2012. Siri Scientific Press. Monographic Series, Volume 2. 192pp. £60.00. ISBN 9780956779540.Ross, Andrew
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Artifacts in waiting: altered agency of Museum objects
Reassembling the Collection presents innovative approaches to the study of historical and contemporary engagements between museums and the various individuals and communities who were (and are) involved in their production and consumption. Reassembling the Collection is interdisciplinary in scope and international in coverage. It addresses fundamental questions about the nature,...Knowles, Chantal
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Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera: Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber
Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi gen. et sp. n. is described from Burmese amber of late Albian (Lower Cretaceous) age. This is the first record of the family Psychomyiidae from Burmese amber, and the earliest fossil record of the family. The genus Palerasnitsynus gen. n. differs from all other known psychomyiid genera by...Wichard, Wilfried ; Ross, Emma ; Ross, Andrew
Fossil Trichoptera, fossil insects, fossil taxonomy, palaeoenvironment, and aquatic insects
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Amazing Amber: the challenges of creating an exhibition on amber and possible solutions
Ross, Andrew ; Sheridan, J A
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‘The hero with a thousand faces’: the literary legacy of Lord Cochrane
The extraordinary naval career of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, has generated a corpus of historical biography. However, as several of his biographers have noted, a succession of novelists have also been inspired to adapt his exploits into works of popular fiction. The works of Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester...Allan, Stuart
Frederick Marryat, monomyth, C.S. Forester, Pablo Neruda, Patrick O'Brian, Cochrane, and adventure fiction
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