Joseph Priestley, Radical Thinker

Joseph Priestley, Radical Thinker
Author: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Publisher: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780941901383

Joseph Priestly, Radical Thinker offers a unique look into the achievements of this scientific giant, whose work helped provide the foundation for chemistry research. The book is the catalog that accompanies an exhibit of historical images and artifacts that commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Priestly and includes essays by historian Robert Anderson and Marjorie Gapp, curator of art and images at Chemical Heritage Foundation. Gapp and Mary Ellen Bowden, with Lisa Rosner, also examine the historical significance of the many objects and artifacts found in this fascinating collection.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Warburg Institute. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 926
Release: 1967
Genre: Library catalogs
ISBN:

The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama

The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
Author: Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.)
Publisher: ACC Distribution
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1992
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This collection of approximately fourteen hundred objects is a comprehensive compilation of most forms of Wedgwood's ware from the eighteenth century, and such rare pieces as the figure of Britannia, a medallion bearing the portrait of Sir William Hamilton and inscribed by Thomas Bentley, and a cream-ware cream cullier can be found in no other museum.