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Heritage Science, 2021 Scientific analysis revealed the materials and techniques used in the process of making polychrome sculptures providing a solid foundation for the protection and restoration of the painted statues.
Yongdong Tong +5 more
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Camille Silvy: A Photographer of Modern Life [PDF]
, 2008 Camille Silvy (1834-1910) enjoyed a major reputation as a photographer in Paris and London in the period 1858-68. He was a photographer of modern life, in the sense introduced by his contemporary, Charles Baudelaire. Silvy's best-known work, 'River Scene,
Haworth-Booth, Mark
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Eleanor Coade and Horace Walpole's Gothic Gateway: A Study in Eighteenth‐Century Business Practice
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 149-176, June 2025.Abstract Artificial stone manufacturer Eleanor Coade (1733–1821) was the outstanding female entrepreneur of the eighteenth century, running her own successful business for some fifty years. Her name became a nationally recognized brand, and her firm's architectural and sculptural stoneware products are still ubiquitous.
Caroline Stanford
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Putting into place solutions for Nazi Era dispossessions of cultural objects : the UK experience [PDF]
, 2016 Since 2000, the United Kingdom’s Spoliation Advisory Panel has provided an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for resolving disputes surrounding Nazi era dispossessions of cultural objects.
Woodhead, Charlotte
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Audio description for all? The benefits and concerns of extending access provision to sighted people
Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 68, Issue 2, Page 387-403, April 2025.Abstract Audio description (AD) is an established part of museums' access programs for blind and partially blind (BPB) people. This paper explores the merits and caveats regarding “AD for all”, rolling out the provision for sighted people as well.
Ellen Adams
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Approaching ReligionThe essay considers the seeker as weaver and positions relationality as central to the experiences of many at the intersections of esotericism and modern art. It invokes the metaphor of weaving to envision a non-static, dislocated and liminal relational
Rachel Denniston
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Characterization of photoluminescent and Raman properties of ultramarine blue pigment variants with a novel multimodal approach [PDF]
EPJ Web of ConferencesUltramarine Blue (UB) pigment, derived from lapis lazuli, holds a significant place in the history of late medieval and Renaissance Europe, owing to its unusually bright colour and stability. Its prohibitive price, which equalled that of gold, meant that
Carta Francesco +6 more
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Titian's Bacchus and His Two Loves
Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 237-266, April 2025.Abstract Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne represents not only Bacchus' attraction to Ariadne, as has long been recognized, but also his infatuation with a boy‐satyr, Ampelos, who struts at the centre of the composition. The little satyr's identity, recognized in the seventeenth century, but overlooked by modern scholars, is confirmed by newly revealed ...
Fern Luskin
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Blue flag with yellow tiger? Flags, authenticity and identity [PDF]
, 2013 The Flag of the Formosa Republic in the collection of the National Taiwan Museum is a national icon. It is a copy of one made in 1895 to mark the formation of a new Taiwanese republic; this replica, described in a contemporary newspaper account as an ...
Chen, W.-P. +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 3271-3293, March 2025.ABSTRACT The problem of food waste is increasingly being tackled via revenue‐generating activities such as the retailing of surplus food products. Little scholarly attention has been paid to the role of the consumer in such business models, even though consumers' perceptions and purchasing decisions are crucial to the acceptance of business innovations.
Lisa Ruetgers +3 more
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