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Selection of Materials for the Storage Or Display of Museum Objects
There is little point in conserving an object if the storage conditions to which it is to be returned contributed to its deterioration. This book presents the full range of tests, for materials used in constructing storage and display areas, which are used at the British museum and describes standard procedures for carrying them out. It is a valuable source of information for curators, conservators and designers and will enable those with access to relatively basic equipment to carry out their own tests.
Treasures of the British Museum
One of the great treasure-houses, the British museum has a collection almost unequalled in its range and wealth: the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, Egyptian mummies, Botticelli and Michelangelo drawings, Assyrian reliefs and the Sutton Hoo Treasure, many of which have intriguing stories behind them which only an expert can relate. In this superb book Marjorie Caygill reveals and delights in the intriguing stories behind these treasures and many more. Lavishly illustrated this is both a valuable record of a unique insitution and a fascinating keepsake for visitors.
The Parthenon Sculptures
The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivaled examples of classical Greek art, an inspiration to artists and writers since their creation in the fifth century bce. A superb visual introduction to these wonders of antiquity, this book offers a photographic tour of the most famous of the surviving sculptures from ancient Greece, viewed within their cultural and art-historical context. Ian Jenkins offers an account of the history of the Parthenon and its architectural refinements. He introduces the sculptures as architecture--pediments, metopes, Ionic frieze--and provides an overview of their subject matter and possible meaning for the people of ancient Athens. Accompanying photo...
The British Museum
The British Museum is the oldest publicly funded museum in the world. This volume tells the story of the collections, the buildings that house them, and the people who have administered and curated them since its foundation in 1753.
London 1753
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