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Slavery, Sugar, And The Culture Of Refinement : Picturing The British West Indies, 1700-1840

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Kay Dian Kriz
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Book, Yale University Press, 2008
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This highly original book asks new questions about paintings and prints associated with the British West Indies between 1700 and 1840, when the trade in sugar and slaves was most active and profitable. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Social classes in art · Blacks in art · Slavery in art · Art, British · 18th century · 19th century · West Indies, British · In art · Kriz, Kay Dian, 1945- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) N8214.5.W38 K75 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	N8214.5.W38 K75 2008	AVAILABLE

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Henry VIII And The Art Of Majesty : Tapestries At The Tudor Court

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Thomas P. Campbell
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Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2007
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Sumptuously illustrated with newly commissioned photographs, this stunning re-creation of Europe?s greatest tapestry collection challenges the predominantly text-driven histories of the period andoffers a fascinating new perspective on the life of Henry VIII. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Henry · VIII, · King of England, · 1491-1547 · Art collections · Art patronage · Tapestry, Flemish · Tapestry, Renaissance · Flanders · Tapestry · Private collections · England · Campbell, Thomas P · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) NK3055.A1 C36 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NK3055.A1 C36 2007	AVAILABLE

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The Art Of Domestic Life : Family Portraiture In Eighteenth-century England

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Kate Retford
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Book, Yale University Press, 2006
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- Table of contents
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This book is the first to explore English family portraiture in the 18th century, a varied category ranging from small-scale conversation pieces to grandiose, full-length images. It offers important insights into both the innovations and traditions in family portraiture of this period, drawing on in-depth research into paintings, the lives of the sitters depicted, and the domestic spaces in which portraits were hung.Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Portrait painting, English · 18th century · Family in art · Family · England · History · Art and society · Retford, Kate, 1974- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) ND1313.4 .R48 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	ND1313.4 .R48 2006	AVAILABLE

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Mother Stone : The Vitality Of Modern British Sculpture

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Anne Middleton Wagner
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Book, Yale University Press, 2005
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- CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
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In Mother Stone AnneMiddleton Wagner looks anew at the carvings of the first generation of British modernists, a group centered around Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Jacob Epstein. She situates British sculpture fully within the new reality of ?bio-power??the realm of Marie Stopes, Brave New World,and Melanie Klein. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Sculpture, British · 20th century · Modernism (Art) · Great Britain · Mothers in art · Wagner, Anne Middleton, 1949- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) NB468 .W34 2005 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NB468 .W34 2005	AVAILABLE

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From William Morris : Building Conservation And The Arts And Crafts Cult Of Authenticity, 1877-1939

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edited by Chris Miele
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Book, Yale University Press, 2005
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This book takes a fresh and wide-ranging look at the origins of the architectural conservation movement in the United Kingdom. Distinguished contributors consider how the modern concept of heritage emerged in the nineteenth century, how politics as well as art and design played a role in the creation of a historic buildings culture, and how the writings and activities of designer William Morris and architect Philip Webb shaped thinking about conservation. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Morris, William, · 1834-1896 · Influence · Webb, Philip, · 1831-1915 · Architecture · Conservation and restoration · Great Britain · History · 19th century · 20th century · Arts and crafts movement · Historic buildings · Great Britain · Miele, Chris · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) NA109.G7 F76 2005 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NA109.G7 F76 2005	AVAILABLE

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Men At Work : Art And Labour In Victorian Britain

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Tim Barringer
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Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2005
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For artists of the increasingly mechanized Victorian age, questions about the meaning and value of labour presented a series of urgent problems: Is work a moral obligation or a religious duty? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Labor in art · Art and society · England · Art, Victorian · Barringer, T. J · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) N8219.L2 B345 2005 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	N8219.L2 B345 2005	AVAILABLE

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Early Georgian Interiors

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John Cornforth
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Book, Yale University Press, 2004
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- Table of contents
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The interiors of the great country and town houses built in Britain in the eighteenth century were splendid creations, increasingly extravagant as fashions changed and aristocratic home owners attempted to outdo one another. the way that fashions in dress mirrored fashions in interiors; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Interior decoration · Great Britain · History · 18th century · Architecture, Domestic · Architecture, Georgian · Georgian style · Cornforth, John, 1937- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NK2043.A1 C67 2004 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NK2043.A1 C67 2004	AVAILABLE

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Modern Art, Britain, And The Great War : Witnessing, Testimony And Remembrance

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Sue Malvern
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Book, Yale University Press, 2004
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This book examines how the British state recruited some of its most controversial artists to produce official art as part of propaganda and how their work gave witnessed testimony to the trauma of a war that later generations would redeem in acts of remembrance. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Art, British · 20th century · World War, 1914-1918 · Art and the war · Art and war · Propaganda in art · Malvern, Sue, 1951- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) N6768 .M26 2004 c.4 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	N6768 .M26 2004 c.4	AVAILABLE

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The Pre-Raphaelite Landscape

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Allen Staley
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Book, [2nd ed.], Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2001
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Allen Staley’s book The Pre-Raphaelite Landscape ignited a revival of interest in Pre-Raphaelite painting nearly three decades ago. Reintroducing the small group of young English artists who in 1848 founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, this landmark book helped to attract both scholars and a new generation of admirers to the brilliant and audacious work of the Pre-Raphaelites. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Landscape painting, English · 19th century · Pre-Raphaelitism · England · Staley, Allen · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) ND1354.5 .S72 2001 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	ND1354.5 .S72 2001	AVAILABLE

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Rievaulx Abbey : Community, Architecture, Memory

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Peter Fergusson and Stuart Harrison ; with contributions from Glyn Coppack
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Book, Yale University Press, 1999
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This 800-year history is both an architectural study of Rievaulx and a survey of the surrounding 92-acre walled precinct. Tracing the history of the church and claustral buildings from foundation to the present, the text deals not just with the abbey but with broader social, economic and institutional issues of the lives of its past communities. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Rievaulx Abbey (North Yorkshire, England) · Cistercians · England · Cistercian architecture · Architecture, Medieval · Abbeys · Fergusson, Peter, 1934- · Harrison, Stuart A · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA5471.R54 F47 1999 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA5471.R54 F47 1999	AVAILABLE

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Patronage, Culture, And Power : The Early Cecils

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edited by Pauline Croft
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Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the Yale Center for British Art [by] Yale University Press, 2002
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Early generations of England’s illustrious Cecil family-particularly William Lord Burghley (1520-1598) and his son Robert Earl of Salisbury (c. This fascinating interdisciplinary volume sets the Cecils in their historical context and reveals for the first time the ways in which they used extensive patronage and broad cultural interests to publicize and advance the family’s political position during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Burghley, William Cecil, · Baron, · 1520-1598 · Art patronage · Salisbury, Robert Cecil, · Earl of, · 1563-1612 · Art patronage · Cecil family · Burghley House (Stamford, England) · Hatfield House (England) · Great Britain · History · 16th century · 17th century · Power (Social sciences) · Nobility · Biography · Court and courtiers · Civilization · Croft, J. Pauline · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art · Yale Center for British Art
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(LOWER LEVEL) DA306.C4 P38 2002 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DA306.C4 P38 2002	AVAILABLE

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The Stranger From Paradise : A Biography Of William Blake

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G.E. Bentley, Jr
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Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2001
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William Blake’s wife once said of him: “I have very little of Mr. Blake’s company; This fascinating and generously illustrated biography of the great English artist, poet, and mystic brings us very much into Blake’s company, presenting, often in the words of his contemporaries, almost everything that is known of his life and times. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Blake, William, · 1757-1827 · Poets, English · 18th century · Biography · 19th century · Artists · Great Britain · Bentley, G. E. 1930- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR4146 .B377 2001 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PR4146 .B377 2001	AVAILABLE

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The Genius Of Robert Adam : His Interiors

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Eileen Harris
Publication Details
Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2001
Description
In her detailed discussions of the planning, decoration, ceilings, carpets, chimney pieces, and furniture of such interiors as those at Kedleston, Syon House, Osterley Park, Newby Hall, Culzean Castle, and Home and Lansdowne Houses in London, Harris uncovers the full extent of Adam’s prodigious achievements. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Adam, Robert, · 1728-1792 · Criticism and interpretation · Interior architecture · Great Britain · Architcture, Domestic · Architecture · 18th century · Harris, Eileen · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA997.A4 H368 2001 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA997.A4 H368 2001	AVAILABLE

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Houses Of The Gentry : 1480-1680

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Nicholas Cooper
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Book, Yale University Press, 1999
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This abundantly illustrated book provides the first full account of houses built and inhabited by the English upper classes during the period of radical social change between 1480 and 1680. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Architecture, Domestic · England · History · Gentry · Homes and haunts · Architecture and society · Cooper, Nicholas · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art · English Heritage
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA7328 .C66 1999 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA7328 .C66 1999	AVAILABLE

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The Spectacle Of Difference : Graphic Satire In The Age Of Hogarth

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Mark Hallett
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Book, Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1999
Description
In this original history of English satirical prints in the first half of the eighteenth century, Mark Hallett examines graphic satire as an artistic genre and as a vehicle of social and political critique. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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English wit and humor, Pictorial · Caricature · England · History · 18th century · Themes, motives · Hallett, Mark, 1965- · Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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(UPPER LEVEL) NC1473 .H36 1999 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NC1473 .H36 1999	AVAILABLE

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