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Book Review
The Illuminated Window: Stories across Time
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 302–3
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Reviewer:
Ayers, Tim (Ayers, Tim; Ayers, Timothy)
Subjects
subjects:
Stained glass / Buildings / Interiors
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Illuminated Window: Stories across Time By Virginia Chieffo Raguin. 272 pp. incl. 156 col. + 2 b. & w. ills. (Reaktion Books, London, 2023), £30. ISBN 978–1–78914–793–3. | :
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Western art unattributed:
9. Ahasuerus giving his ring to Haman, after Maarten van Heemskerck. 1620. Silver stained glass, lead, vitreous paint, sanguine and translucent enamels, 127 by 70 cm. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Book Review
Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 662–663
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Reviewer:
Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
Subjects
subjects:
Architecture / Textiles / Buildings / Interiors
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subjects:
Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism Edited by Didem Ekici, Patricia Blessing and Basile Baudez. 240 pp. incl. 89 b. & w. ills. (Routledge, London and New York, 2023), £135. ISBN 978–1–032–25044–1. | :
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Interior of the Qubba al-Barudiyyin, Marrakesh. 1126. (Photograph Abbey Stockstill).
Article
The Medieval Palace of the Commune in Avignon: a forgotten building
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 30–37
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Author:
Balossino, Simone (Balossino, Simone)
Subjects
buildings:
Palace of the Commune, Avignon, France
places:
Avignon
subjects:
French architecture / Urban history / Buildings / Palaces / Medieval architecture / Prisons
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Map of Avignon. (From Atlas van Loon, Amsterdam 1663, X).
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10. Entrance porch of the cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms, Avignon. (Photograph the author).
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2. Roman ruins underneath the former consuls’ palace, Avignon. (Photograph the author).
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3. Plan of consular palace and surrounding structures. (Based on archaeological survey undertaken by C. Markiéwicz, J.-M. Mignon and O. Keiser).
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4. Façade of the annex building, Avignon. (Photograph the author).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the consular palace and surrounding structures.
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6. Detail of De la ville d’Avignon et par dela: Veüe de la Ville d’Avignon et des environs, by Étienne Martellange. 1608. Pen and brown ink with an India ink wash. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Attributed works:
7. Tympanum of the entrance portal of the communal tower, Avignon. Late 12th–early 13th century. Marble. (Musée du Petit Palais; Archivah and Alamy Stock Photo).
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8. Drawings of consular bullae. (From L. Blanchard: Iconographie des sceaux et des bulles des archives des bouches du Rhône, Paris 1860, pp.78–79).
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9. Tympanum of the entrance portal of S. Zeno Maggiore, Verona. c.12th century. (Photograph Frank Buffetrille; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Nicholas Barbon: Developing London, 1667–1698
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 97–98
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Reviewer:
Stevenson, Christine (Stevenson, Christine)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1699
places:
London
subjects:
Barbon, Nicholas / Urban history / Architecture / Buildings / Topographical views
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Nicholas Barbon: Developing London, 1667–1698 By Frank Kelsall and Timothy Walker. 240 pp. incl. 96 col. + 15 b. & w. ills. (London Topographical Society, 2022), £27 (members), £35 (non-members). ISBN 978–0–902087–73–6. | :
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Attributed works:
4. The principal staircase of Gerard House, 34–35 Gerrard Street, London, by John Crowther. 1884. Watercolour on paper, 28 by 23 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).
Book Review
Yorkshire: The North Riding (The Buildings of England)
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1256-1257
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Reviewer:
Mardell, Joshua (Mardell, Joshua)
Subjects
art literature:
Pevsner, Nikolaus
places:
Yorkshire
subjects:
Buildings / British architecture
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subjects:
Yorkshire: The North Riding (The Buildings of England) By Jane Grenville and Nikolaus Pevsner. 904 pp. incl. 133 col. + 82 b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2023), £45. ISBN 978–0–300–25903–2. | :
Book Review
Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1159–1160
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Reviewer:
Compton, Ann (Compton, Ann)
Subjects
places:
London
subjects:
Public sculpture / Cemeteries / Churches / Commemorative monuments
subjects:
Buildings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West By Terry Cavanagh. 520 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Public Statues and Sculpture Association, Watford, 2023), £85. ISBN 978–1–83839–761–6. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Relief panel from the series Labour and Technology, by Charles Henry Mabey Jr, from the former Derry & Toms department store, Kensington High Street, London. 1933. (Alamy Stock Photo).
Exhibition Review
Istanbul Modern
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1017-1019
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Reviewer:
Saumarez Smith, Charles (Saumarez Smith, Charles; Smith, Charles Saumarez)
Subjects
artists:
Piano, Renzo
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey
subjects:
Art museums / Buildings / Architecture / Contemporary art / Turkish painting / Turkish sculpture / Displays
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Istanbul Modern From 4th May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Istanbul Modern, 2023. (Photograph Cemal Emden).
Attributed works:
20. Installation view of Floating Islands at Istanbul Modern, 2023. (Photograph Cemal Emden).
Attributed works:
21. Central staircase, Istanbul Modern, 2023. (Photograph Cemal Emden).
Book Review
The Architecture of Steam: Waterworks and the Victorian Sanitary Crisis
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1045-46
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Reviewer:
Ribner, Jonathan (Ribner, Jonathan)
Subjects
subjects:
Victorian / Architecture / Water / Buildings / Engineering
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subjects:
The Architecture of Steam: Waterworks and the Victorian Sanitary Crisis By James Douet. 148 pp. incl. 78 b. & w. ills. (Historic England, Swindon, and Liverpool University Press, 2023), £36. ISBN 978–1– 80207–753–7. | :
Book Review
Great Irish Households: Inventories from the Long Eighteenth Century House and Home in Georgian Ireland: Spaces and Cultures of Domestic Life
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1038-40
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Reviewer:
Rowell, Christopher (Rowell, Christopher)
Subjects
subjects:
Irish architecture / Country houses / Domestic (house related concept) / Interiors / Inventories / Social history / Georgian / Buildings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Great Irish Households: Inventories from the Long Eighteenth Century Edited by Tessa Murdoch. 436 pp. incl. 18 col. + 41 b. & w. ills. (John Adamson, Cambridge, 2022), £75. ISBN 978–1–898565–17–8. | :
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House and Home in Georgian Ireland: Spaces and Cultures of Domestic Life Edited by Conor Lucey. 216 pp. incl. 95 col. ills. (Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2022), £45. ISBN 978–1–80151–026–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Sir Neil O’Neill, by John Michael Wright. 1680. Oil on canvas, 232.7 by 163.2 cm. (Tate).
Article
Prince Albert, architect: the Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 842–851
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Author:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Gruner, Ludwig / Humbert, Albert Jenkins / Frankl, Albrecht / Muller, Anton
artists:
Theed the Younger, William (1804-1891)
dates:
1860-1869
patrons:
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria / Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
places:
Frogmore, Home Park, Windsor
subjects:
Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786–1861) / Mausoleums / British architecture / Sculpture / Temples / Sarcophagi / Architects / Buildings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum, Frogmore, by George Washington Wilson. c.1876. Albumen print, 24 by 16.8 cm. (detail). (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023; Royal Collection Trust).
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10. Detail of the interior of the Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum, Frogmore, showing a cherub’s head carved by William Theed the Younger. (Photograph the author).
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2. The ducal mausoleum at Coburg, by T.J.L. Rothbarth. 1860. Watercolour on paper, 31.2 by 46.8 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023Royal Collection Trust).
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3. The Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum, seen from below, by William Leighton Leitch. Watercolour on paper, 12 by 17.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023; Royal Collection Trust).
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4. Frogmore House from across the lake, by J.G.P. Fischer. 1847. Watercolour on paper, 40 by 52 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023; Royal Collection Trust).
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5. The Pelham Mausoleum, Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, by James Wyatt. 1787–92. (English Heritage Archive; photograph Janet Tierney).
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6. Interior of the Pelham Mausoleum, Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, by J.M.W. Turner. c.1810. Graphite and watercolour on paper, 64 by 49 cm. (Tate Britain, London, Turner Bequest CXCV 130).
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7. Detail of the bronze doors of the Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum, Frogmore, showing palm branch decoration designed by Prince Albert. (Photograph the author).
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8. The entrance to the burial chamber of the Duchess of Kent, Frogmore, by William Corden. 1861. Watercolour on paper, 24.9 by 17.8 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
9. The interior of the Duchess of Kent’s mausoleum, Frogmore, by Gabriele Carelli. 1880. Graphite and watercolour on paper, 40.5 by 33 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III 2023; Royal Collection Trust).
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