Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire

Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire
Author: Bruce Christianson
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2006
Genre: Academic costume
ISBN: 9781905313396

There are many variations of academic dress. This book describes the different degrees and diplomas awarded by the University of Hertfordshire, along with the special gown, cap and hood associated with each award. It also contains a section on the distinctive costume prescribed for the university's Senior Officers.

Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland

Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Nicholas Groves
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0956127231

Academical dress has been worn by students and graduates for hundreds of years and even in this modern time shows no obvious sign of becoming obsolete. Each new university, on receiving its charter, adopts its own distinctive robes. This is an updated and expanded third edition of Dr George Shaw's comprehensive guide to the academical dress of British and Irish universities, produced in accordance with the original author's wishes, and published by the Burgon Society.

Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland - Volume II: Non-degree-awarding Bodies

Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland - Volume II: Non-degree-awarding Bodies
Author: Nicholas Groves
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0992874009

Academical dress has been worn by students and graduates for hundreds of years and even in these modern times shows no obvious sign of becoming obsolete. In addition to the distinctive robes granted by universities to their graduates, many other organisations, particularly musical colleges and societies, theological colleges and learned societies, specify hoods and gowns for their members, fellows and diplomates. This volume is a comprehensive guide to these robes, and a companion to the updated and expanded third edition of Dr George Shaw's classic work on the academical dress of British and Irish universities.

The Berg Companion to Fashion

The Berg Companion to Fashion
Author: Valerie Steele
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1474264700

- An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion as imbued with meaning far beyond the material. - Over 300 in-depth entries covering designers, articles of clothing, key concepts and styles. - Edited and introduced by Valerie Steele, a scholar who has revolutionized the study of fashion, and who has been described by The Washington Post as one of "fashion's brainiest women." Derided by some as frivolous, even dangerous, and celebrated by others as art, fashion is anything but a neutral topic. Behind the hype and the glamour is an industry that affects all cultures of the world. A potent force in the global economy, fashion is also highly influential in everyday lives, even amongst those who may feel impervious. This handy volume is a one-stop reference for anyone interested in fashion - its meaning, history and theory. From Avedon to Codpiece, Dandyism to the G-String, Japanese Fashion to Subcultures, Trickle down to Zoot Suit, The Berg Companion to Fashion provides a comprehensive overview of this most fascinating of topics and will serve as the benchmark guide to the subject for many years to come.

University of London

University of London
Author: Negley Harte
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2000-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0567564495

The University of London celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first Charter in 1986, and this history has been produced in commemoration of the occasion. One of the leading universities in the world, and the largest universities in the United Kingdom, the University of London is a many-headed federation of different institutions. This sketch of its developing shape, structure and role, incorporates many well--chosen illustrations encapsulating the range of activities and institutions constituting a great federal university.Attention is paid to the earlier teaching institutions, especially the medical shoos attached to London's hospitals. The activities of the expanding metropolitan and imperial university are surveyed throughout Victorian times. The major reconstruction of 1900 which began the organic link between the various colleges forming the federal university is covered, and all the subsequent changes of the twentieth century are outlined. The background to the present difficult period of 'cuts' and restructuring is indicated.This illustrated history is a lively and well-informed overview of a complex institution -- or, more properly, an interwoven series of institutions and activities. It should prove of interest and value to all the many students, teachers and other members of the University of London, past and present, as well as to those who seek to understand the increasingly crucial role of knowledge in modern society.

Higher Education and the Gendering of Space in England and Wales, 1869-1909

Higher Education and the Gendering of Space in England and Wales, 1869-1909
Author: Georgia Oman
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2023-06-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 3031299876

This book offers a spatial history of the decades in which women entered the universities as students for the first time. Through focusing on several different types of spaces – such as learning spaces, leisure spaces, and commuting spaces – it argues that the nuances and realities of everyday life for both men and women students during this period can be found in the physical environments in which this education took place, as declaring women eligible for admittance and degrees did not automatically usher in coeducation on equal terms. It posits that the intersection of gender and space played an integral role in shaping the physical and social landscape of higher education in England and Wales in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, whether explicitly – as epitomised by the building of single-sex colleges – or implicitly, through assumed behavioural norms and practices.

Ackermann's Costumes of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Ackermann's Costumes of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
Author: Nicholas Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016-10-08
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780992874049

From his Repository of the Arts at 101 The Strand, London, the Anglo-German engineer, printer and entrepreneur Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) published numerous lavishly illustrated books on literature, art, fashion and architecture. His shop, one of the first in London to be lit by gas, provided up-to-date information about the latest fashions, and became a popular haunt for sophisticated members of the upper classes. In 1814 and 1815 he published two-volume histories of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, each beautifully illustrated with many hand-coloured lithographic prints. The text was written by William Combe (1742-1823), a professional miscellaneous writer, and the colour plates were engraved by John Samuel Agar (1773-1858) based on original watercolour portraits by Thomas Uwins (1782-1857). The chapters on academic dress give a valuable snapshot of the academic and official dress in use at both Oxford and Cambridge at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as well as much detailed information about the various members and officers of the Universities. This volume reprints this material, together with all of the original colour plates, and a short introduction including two previously unpublished portraits.