John Soane

John Soane
Author: Gillian Darley
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780300086959

John Soane (1753-1837) was one of the most influential and original of all English architects. In this lavishly illustrated biography, Darley places Soane's life and buildings side by side, and her insights into this complex man and his turbulent life add a great deal to the understanding of his extraordinary work. 235 illustrations, 75 in color.

The Hanoverians

The Hanoverians
Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781852855819

A detailed critique of the eighteenth-century German family and their reign on the British throne includes coverage of such topics as the language barrier that impacted George I's controversial rule, George III's loss of the American colonies and bouts with mental instability, and George IV's scandalous marriage and attempted divorce.

George III

George III
Author: G. Ditchfield
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2002-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230599435

This book is a political study of the reign of George III which draws upon unpublished sources and takes account of recent research to present a rounded appreciation of one of the most important and controversial themes in British history. It examines the historical reputation of George III, his role as a European figure and his religious convictions, and offers a discussion of the domestic and imperial policies with which he was associated.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 844
Release: 1981
Genre: Arts
ISBN:

A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.

The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings
Author: Kathleen Dardes
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 582
Release: 1998-10-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892363843

This volume presents the proceedings of an international symposium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum. The first conference of its kind in twenty years, the symposium assembled an international group of conservators of painted panels, and gave them the opportunity to discuss their philosophies and share their work methods. Illustrated in color throughout, this volume presents thirty-one papers grouped into four topic areas: Wood Science and Technology, History of Panel-Manufacturing Techniques, History of the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings, and Current Approaches to the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings.