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Presents the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, founded in 1683 and regarded as Britain's oldest public museum. Serves as one of the four museums of the University of Oxford and contains the University's archaeological and art history collections. Lists services, temporary and permanent exhibitions, news and developments, a history and other resources.
"The Ashmolean opened its doors on 21 May 1683, making it Britain's first public museum. It now ranks as one of the world's great collections of art and archaeology with an extraordinary range of objects from prehistory to the present day spanning Antiquities, Western and Eastern Art, Coins and Casts. This is the most comprehensive introduction ever published to the riches of the Ashmolean. Over 400 key objects are discussed and illustrated, while an accompanying essay explores the Museum's fascinating history." -- Backcover.
Describes and illustrates the varied collections of art and archaeology of the Ashmolean Museum, founded in 1683, the private museum of the University of Oxford, including collections of international importance ranging from old master drawings to oriental lacquer, and Greek coins to Iranian bronzes.
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This exhaustive archive is a data base program with 6,523 images comprising the unique collection of Professor K.A.C. Creswell, the pioneer of Medieval Islamic architectural history. Subjects range from Andalus to Iraq and span the 7th-18th centuries. Many of the buildings are no longer extant. Professor Creswell has photographed each image and the CD-Rom includes a textural description of each image. The database can be sorted, searched and saved in sets, and images and text can be printed from this database. (Ashmolean Museum)