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      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        April 2018

        Windows for the world

        Nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851–1900

        by Jasmine Allen, Bill Sherman, Christopher Breward

        Introduction 1. Exhibiting stained glass: classification, organisation and status 2. A multitude of displays 3. Stylistic eclecticism in nineteenth-century stained glass 4. Competition and exchange: exhibitors and their networks 5. Stained glass as propaganda Conclusion: Reappraising nineteenth-century stained glass Appendix Bibliography Index

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        April 2018

        Windows for the world

        Nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851–1900

        by Jasmine Allen, Bill Sherman, Christopher Breward

        Windows for the world focuses on the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context. International in scope, the book focuses on the global development of stained glass in this period as showcased at, and influenced by, these exhibitions. The book recognises those who made and exhibited stained glass for display at the international exhibitions, and demonstrates the long-lasting impact of the classification and modes of displaying stained glass at these events. A number of stained glass exhibits are illustrated in colour and are analysed in relation to stylistic developments, techniques and material innovations, as well as the broader iconographies of nation and empire in the nineteenth century. Windows for the world will appeal to those interested in the history of stained glass as well as nineteenth-century history, art and architecture.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        October 2023

        Windows for the world

        Nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851–1900

        by Jasmine Allen

        Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context. International in scope, the book focuses on the global development of stained glass in this period as showcased at, and influenced by, these exhibitions. It recognises those who made and exhibited stained glass and demonstrates the long-lasting impact of the classification and modes of display at these events. A number of exhibits are illustrated in colour and are analysed in relation to stylistic developments, techniques and material innovations, as well as the broader iconographies of nation and empire in the nineteenth century.

      • Ceramics: artworks
        October 2021

        Contemporary British Ceramics

        by Ashley Thorpe

        Ceramics is one of the most vibrant and engaging fields of contemporary British art. This lavishly illustrated book reviews the work of twenty-two artists and celebrates their contribution to its rich landscape. Written from a collector’s point of view, it explores what contemporary ceramic objects can mean, what emotions they evoke and how artists draw upon different facets of the art and crafts worlds in their work.   A vital visual and critical resource, Contemporary British Ceramics showcases British ceramics as a compelling interdisciplinary practice, attuned to the contemporary world. Featuring more than 280 images, it encourages readers to look beneath the surface, to discover the vibrant contribution that British ceramics makes to the broad field of contemporary art.

      • The Arts
        October 2014

        100 Stories of Exhibits of the National Museum of China/中国国家博物馆展品中的100个故事

        by Lv Zhangshen/吕章申

        This book tells stories about 100 most representative cultural relics, collected in National Museum of China, throughout the history of China. Accurate, lively and well illustrated, it is a primer for helping visitors and readers appreciate Chinese art and understand Chinese history.

      • Ceramic arts, pottery, glass
        January 2009

        Working with Clay, 3rd edition

        by Jan Peterson and Susan Peterson

        Written by a world-renowned ceramist and leading expert in the field, this introductory book describes the initial processes of handbuilding, wheel throwing, plaster mold making, decoration, glaze application and firing techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow narrative. The text offers rich pictorial guidance throughout, both inspiring and instructing students with 500 full color photographs of processes and clayworks. It includes a pictorial timeline of ceramic art history; and exposes students to a gallery of ceramic art, from traditional to avant-garde. This new edition contains a completely rewritten and expanded section on Reds, Yellows and Oranges, with unprecedented documentation and results of actual, in-the-studio tests. There is also a new chapter on Ceramic Sculpture.

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