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Finding the Divine Falernian: Amber in Early Modern Italy
This paper explores both the finding of raw amber, and the creation of sculptural works in this venerated material, in Italy, from the late-16th to the 18th centuries. Using new archival and archaeological evidence, it offers new interpretation and context for a number of amber objects in the V&A’s collection.King, Rachel
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Rethinking the oldest surviving amber in the West
Discusses how the production of sculpture in amber began earlier than was previously assumedKing, Rachel
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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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The worldwide textile trade
Review of the exhibition ‘Interwoven Globe’ at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Mulherron, Jamie
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The ceramic history of West Pans Part 1
The West Pans ceramic material, listed described and photographed on the enclosed disk has been assigned to the National Museums of Scotland and was catalogued using accession numbers (MES1.1 to 1132). The majority of the ceramic material was recovered during a small rescue excavation funded by Historic Scotland and the...Forbes, Sheila ; Haggarty, George
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The ceramic history of West Pans Part 2
The West Pans ceramic material, listed described and photographed on the enclosed disk has been assigned to the National Museums of Scotland and was catalogued using accession numbers (MES1.1 to 1132). The majority of the ceramic material was recovered during a small rescue excavation funded by Historic Scotland and the...Forbes, Sheila ; Haggarty, George