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Pellegrino Tibaldi and the drawing for the main façade of the Sanctuary of Saronno in the Victoria and Albert Museum

ArcHistoR Architettura Storia Restauro: Architecture History Restoration, 2015
The drawing for the main façade of the Sanctuary of Saronno in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is quite unknown, except for a mention by Maria Cristina Loi.
Francesco Repishti
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The Painterly Materiality of Clouds in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the cloud‐gazing scenes in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet through the lens of early modern artistic theory and material practices, particularly the art of limning. Building upon existing philosophical and poetic interpretations of Shakespearean clouds as metaphors for ephemerality and memory, the essay argues that the ...
Anne‐Valérie Dulac
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1735-1759, August 2026.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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Mostre a Londra

Testo & Senso, 2008
Nota sulla mostra di arte grafica cinese China Design Now al Victoria and Albert Museum e sulla città di Shenzhen.
Lina Unali
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The Use of Scanning XRF to Map the Reduction in Foxing Stains on Paper with Chelating Agents

Applied Sciences
To reduce staining, paper conservators have increasingly treated artworks on paper with enhanced washing using chelating agents, which form complexes with metallic ions, thus facilitating the removal of stains.
Elizabeth La Duc, Kiri Douglas
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Altered by Gold: A Comparative Zooarchaeological Analysis of 19th to 20th Century Chinese and British Migrants in Ravenswood, a Northern Queensland Gold Mining Town

Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 312-333, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Gold discoveries transformed the 19th century British colony of Queensland, Australia, driving migration, a second wave of pastoral expansion northwards, and an increasingly diverse population. This study presents a comparative and contextual zooarchaeological analysis of British and southern Chinese food waste—globally significant migrant ...
Marc Cheeseman
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Marfins góticos: novos estudos

Visualidades, 2018
Marfins góticos: novos estudos Nos últimos vinte anos, estudos inovadores vêm resgatando a importância e os significados dos objetos entalhados em marfim elaborados durante o gótico europeu.
Flavia Galli Tatsch
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Fossil freshwater fishes from the Pliocene of northern Colombia and the palaeogeography of northern South America

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Abstract Freshwater fishes from the northwestern Colombian Andes are reported from the Pliocene Sincelejo and Ware formations. A total of 10 taxa have been identified, involving two orders, five families and nine genera. Characters from dental morphology, fin spines and cranial bones are provided as taxonomic tools for the study of fossil fishes.
Gustavo A. Ballen, Camilo Montes, Jorge D. Carrillo‐Briceño, Sergio Bogan, Sandra Reinales, Mario C. C. de Pinna, Carlos Jaramillo   +6 more
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The Victoria and Albert Museum Bombay: a study in aspiration, cooperation and enervation

The South Asianist, 2014
The Victoria and Albert Museum and Victoria Gardens is a significant Colonial institution, which reflects the aspirations and failings of the Indian and British elites that controlled late nineteenth century Bombay.
Alexander Foster
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Pride or Profit: Assessing the Authenticity of the Pride Flag as an Identity Safety Cue for LGBTQ+ Americans

Journal of Social Issues, Volume 82, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Once a signal of resistance, the Pride flag is now a global marker of LGBTQ+ acceptance—one that governments, businesses, and individuals routinely use to express support of sexual diversity. The flag is thus regarded as an identity safety cue, conveying that LGBTQ+ people can expect to be safe where it is present. However, with its widespread
Mary Kruk, Emerson Todd, Jude T. Sullivan, Jes L. Matsick   +3 more
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