A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Tapestry and Embroidery in the South Kensington Museum
Author: South Kensington Museum
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 448
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Author: South Kensington Museum
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 448
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Published: 1863
Total Pages: 796
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Owen Jones
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 384
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Author: Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
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Published: 1952
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Whitehead
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1351883429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the mid-nineteenth century a debate arose over the form and functions of the public art museum in Britain. Various occurrences caused new debates in Parliament and in the press about the purposes of the public museum which checked the relative complacency with which London's national collections had hitherto been run. This book examines these debates and their influence on the development of professionalism within the museum, trends in collecting and tendencies in museum architecture and decoration. In so doing it accounts for the general development of the London museums between 1850 and 1880, with particular reference to the National Gallery. This involves analysis of art display and its relations with art historiography, alongside institutional and architectural developments at the British Museum, the South Kensington Museum and the National Gallery. It is argued that the underpinning factor in all of these developments was a reformulation of the public museum's mission, which was in turn related to the electoral reform movement. In a potential situation of mass enfranchisement, the 'masses' should be well educated; the museum was openly identified as a useful institution in this sense. This consideration also influenced approaches to collecting and arranging artworks and to configuring their architectural setting within the museum, allowing for displays to be instructive in specific ways. Dissatisfaction with the British Museum and National Gallery buildings and their locations led to proposals to move the national collections, possibly merging and redefining them. Again the socio-political usefulness of the museum was key in determining where the national collections should be housed and in what form of building. This rich debate is analysed with full references to the various forums in and out of Parliament. Part one covers these issues in a thematic structure, examining all of the national collections, their interrelationships and their gradual development of discrete (yet sometimes arbitrary) museological territories. Part two focuses on the individual case of the National Gallery, observing how museological debate was brought to bear on the development of a specific institution. Every architectural development and redisplay is closely analysed in order to gauge the extent to which the products of debate were carried through into practice, and to comprehend the reasons why no museological grand project emerged in London.
Author: Annemarie Bilclough
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 2018-02-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851779147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinnie-the-Pooh is one of the best-loved and most successful children's characters of all time. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, this book explores the fascinating story behind the development of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends through the creative collaboration between author A. A. Milne and illustrator E. H. Shepard. Beautifully illustrated with original drawings from the first editions accompanied by extracts from the manuscripts and the published books, Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic is a testament to the bear's enduring popularity.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the South Kensington Museum
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Published: 1860
Total Pages: 246
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Published: 1861
Total Pages: 1162
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Victoria and Albert museum
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 978
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