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Exhibition Review

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words

03/2025 | 1464 | 167

Pages: 270–73

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Reviewer:

Antille, Diane (Antille, Diane)

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dates:

2020-2030

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

subjects:

Medieval / Social history / Visual culture / Women / Literature / Illuminated manuscripts / Documents

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words British Library, London 25th October 2024–2nd March 2025 | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

7. Building the City of Ladies, from Livre de la Cité des Dames, by Christine de Pizan. 1410–c.1414. Ink and pigment on parchment, 36.5 by 28.5 cm. (British Library, London, Harley MS 4431/2, f.290r).

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8. Birthing girdle. England, early 15th century. Ink and pigment on two pieces of parchment stitched together, 122 by 8.5 cm. (British Library, London, Harley Roll T.11).

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9. Bas-de-page illustration of women bringing in the harvest, from the Luttrell Psalter. Lincolnshire, 1325–40. Ink and pigment on parchment, 35 by 24.5 cm. (British Library, London, Add MS 42130, f.172v).

Book Review

Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth

09/2023 | 1446 | 165

Pages: 1022-25

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Reviewer:

Daniotti, Claudia (Daniotti, Claudia)

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art literature:

Exhibition catalogues

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

subjects:

Alexander the Great / Legends / History / Greek history / Manuscripts / Classical literature / Literature

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth Edited by Richard Stoneman with Ursula Sims-Williams, Adrian S. Edwards and Peter Toth. 304 pp. incl. over 200 col. ills. (British Library Publishing, London, 2022), £40. ISBN 978–0–7123–5476–9. | :

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4. Alexander enters the Land of Darkness from Jami’ al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), by Rashid al-Din. c.1314. Paper, 45 by 33.1 cm. (Edinburgh University Library, MS Or. 20, f.19r).

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5. Roman copper medallion (contorniate) showing Olympias and the serpent. Rome, late 4th–early 5th century. Copper alloy and silver, diameter 1.1 cm. (British Museum, London).

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6. Alexander explores the ocean depths, from the Roman d’Alexandre en Prose. Paris, 1420–25. Parchment, 28.5 by 19.5 cm. (British Library, London, MS Royal 20 B.XX, f.77v).

Exhibition Review

Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. British Library, London

02/2019 | 1391 | 161

Pages: 143-146

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Reviewer:

Naismith, Rory (Naismith, Rory)

Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

media:

Books / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts / Documents / Maps / Coins / Jewellery / Sculpture

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

places:

Great Britain / London

subjects:

Anglo-Saxon / Cultural history / Poetry / Ruthwell Cross, Cumbria, Great Britain / Lindisfarne Gospels (British Library, London) / Psalters / Correspondence

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

5. Illustration of Psalm 13, from the Harley Psalter. c.1000–50. Parchment, 38 by 31 cm. (British Library, London; MS 603, fol.7v).

Western art unattributed:

6. Sundial. Tenth century. Gold and silver, 6.1 by 1.6 cm. (Canterbury Cathedral; exh. British Library, London).

Western art unattributed:

7. Portrait of the prophet Ezra, from Codex Amiatinus. Before 716. Parchment, approx. 50.5 by 34 cm. (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, MS Amiatino 1, fol. Vr; exh. British Library, London).

Obituary

Chris Michaelides (1949–2017)

10/2017 | 1375 | 159

Pages: 821

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Author:

Kent, Graham (Kent, Graham)

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subjects:

Michaelides, Chris, London , Great Britain / Curators / British Library, London, Great Britain

Article

The Art of Conservation I: Theodore de Mayerne, the King’s black paintings and seventeenth- century methods of restoring and conserving paintings

10/2015 | 1351 | 157

Pages: 700-708

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Author:

Kern, Ulrike (Kern, Ulrike)

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art literature:

Turquet de Mayerne, Théodore

dates:

1620-1629 / 1630-1639 / 1640-1649

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

subjects:

Conservation / Techniques / Manuscripts / Scientific analysis

subjects:

Manuals / Collections, Public

subjects:

Restoration (process)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

31. Portrait of Theodore de Mayerne, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1631 (British Museum, London)

Attributed works:

32. Portrait of Theodore de Mayerne, attributed to Paul van Somer. Probably after 1625 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

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33. Title page of Theodore de Mayerne: Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium.1620-46 (British Library, London; MS Sloane 2052, fol.2r)

Attributed works:

34. Watercolour samples from Theodore de Mayerne: Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium.1620-46 (British Library, London; MS Sloane 2052, fol.26r)

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35. Theodore de Mayerne: Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium.1620-46 (British Library, London; MS Sloane 2052, fol.5r)

Article

The architect and the philhellene: newly discovered designs by John Nash for Frederick North’s London house

07/2014 | 1336 | 156

Pages: 445-451

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Author:

Bradney, Jane (Bradney, Jane)

Author:

Hetherington, Paul (Hetherington, Paul; Hetherington, P. B.; H., P.; Hetherington, P.)

Subjects

artists:

Nash, John, 1752-1835

dates:

1810-1819

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

patrons:

North, Frederick, Fifth Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827

places:

Carlton House Terrace, London, Great Britain / London

subjects:

Architectural drawings / British architecture / Collections, Public / Houses

subjects:

Commissions / Unexecuted designs

Illustrations

Attributed works:

33. Projected plan for southern end of 'The new street' opposite Carlton House, now Waterloo Place, by John Nash (British Library, London)

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34. Design for façade with two-storey temple front for Frederick North's house, by John Nash (British Library, London)

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35. Design for façade with single-storey temple front for Frederick North's house, by John Nash (British Library, London)

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36. Ground plan for Frederick North's house and conservatory, by John Nash (British Library, London)

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37. Plan of first floor of Frederick North's house and conservatory, by John Nash (British Library, London)

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38. Waterloo Place, looking towards Regent Street, from a drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd (From Metropolitan improvements; or London in the nineteenth century, London n.d.)

Exhibition Review

Royal manuscripts. London

04/2012 | 1309 | 154

Pages: 287-289

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Reviewer:

Watson, Rowan (Watson, Rowan)

Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

places:

London / England

print:

Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Reviews / Exhibitions / Illuminated manuscripts / Manuscripts / Collections, Private / Collections, Public

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination | institution: British Library

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

55. Roll with a genealogical chronicle of the kings of England, showing the descent of the dukes of Normandy. East Anglia?, c.1300–07. Acquired by Prince Henry (d.1612). (British Library, London, Royal 14.B.vi).

Western art unattributed:

56. Portrait of Vincent de Beauvais, author of the Latin version of the Miroir historial. Bruges, c.1478–80. Acquired by Edward IV. (British Library, London, Royal 14.E.i).

Western art unattributed:

57. Coronation of Henry III, from a series of portraits of English kings. England, c.1280–1300. Acquired by Robert Cotton (d.1635) and bequeathed to the nation in 1702. (British Library, London, Cotton, Vitellus A.xiii).

Book Review

Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria. A Mirror to the World

11/2010 | 1292 | 152

Pages: 751-752

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Reviewer:

Scarisbrick, Diana (Scarisbrick, Diana)

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dates:

1800-1899

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

places:

United States / United Kingdom / Great Britain / England

print:

Jewellery

subjects:

Jewellery / Victorian / Collections, Public / Collections, Private

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria. A Mirror to the World | author: Gere, Charlotte , author: Rudoe, Judy

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

64. Flower bouquet jewel, probably a hair ornament. ?English, c.1850. Gold and diamond, 9.4 cm. high. (British Museum, London).

Exhibition Review

Points of View. London

03/2010 | 1284 | 152

Pages: 194-195

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Reviewer:

Ford, Colin (Ford, Colin)

Subjects

dates:

1850-1899 / 2010-2019

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain / British Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

print:

Photography

subjects:

Reviews / Exhibitions / Collections, Public / Photographs

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs | institution: British Library

Illustrations

Attributed works:

54. Portrait of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, by Alice Mary Kerr. c.1865. Albumen print, 19.7 by 14.3 cm. (British Library, London)

Western art unattributed:

53. Printing Kodak negatives by sunlight, building 2, Harrow. Unknown photographer. 1891. Toned silver gelatine print, 18.9 by 24 cm. (British Library, London).

Publication Received

The Holkham Bible Picture Book. A Facsimile

04/2008 | 1261 | 150

Pages: 267-268

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Reviewer:

Kauffmann, C. M. (Kauffmann, C. M.; K., C. M.)

Subjects

buildings:

Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, Great Britain

dates:

1300-1349

museums and institutions:

British Library, London, Great Britain

print:

Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts / Facsimiles / Illustrated books

subjects:

English / British

works:

Bible

Reviewed Items

works:

The Holkham Bible Picture Book. A Facsimile | introduction by: Brown, Michelle P.

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