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Conference paper (published)
Object journeys: outreach work between National Museums Scotland and the Tlicho
Objects are always undertaking new journeys as they physically move with people, between people through exchange, and are used or engaged with by their makers, owners or users. These journeys diverge from the biographies of individuals or groups who are temporarily or transiently associated with them. The journeys that objects...Knowles, Chantal
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Book chapter
Communion tokens, Vanuatu
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs and archival...Haddow, Eve
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Book chapter
“Livingstone’s Loom”, Malawi
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs and archival...Worden, Sarah
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Book chapter
Slit drum, Vanuatu
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs and archival...Knowles, Chantal
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Book
Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War
Emigration has been an ever-present theme in the story of Scotland. In 1914, as the world prepared for war, thousands of men enlisted in Scotland for military service, and across the British empire and beyond thousands more of Scottish birth and descent joined up. As optimism gave way to the...Allan, Stuart ; Forsyth, David S
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Journal article
Monitoring copper and silver corrosion in different museum environments by electrical resistance measurement
The results are reported of a systematic programme of electrical resistance measurement (ERM) of copper and silver corrosion rates within various museum environments, directed towards developing preventive conservation understanding and practice. Electrical resistivity measurements were made using copper and silver probes for one month and one year in 33 locations,...Dubus, M ; Kouril, M ; Nguyen, T P ; Prosek, T ; Saheb, M …
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