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Book Synopsis Saving Britain's Art Treasures by : N. J. McCamley
Download or read book Saving Britain's Art Treasures written by N. J. McCamley and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains for the first time the full story of the wartime adventures of Britain's greatest art treasures. At first the pictures and other artifacts were distributed amongst a number of large country houses. Initially the owners of these houses almost fought one another for the right to house the Treasures. Later, when further accommodation was needed for treasures from the provincial museums, the tables turned and the Office of Works was reduced to bribing owners by promising that they would be spared billetees, and that their houses would be immune from requisitioning. By mid 1940 however, circumstances transpired that made the country houses untenable. German air bases in northern France made the whole of Britain vulnerable. Eventually two deep underground repositories were constructed, one in Wales and one in Wiltshire, and by the end of 1942 virtually all the cultural heritage of the nation was concentrated there. Building and operation of these underground treasure houses did not, however, go smoothly, as described here.
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain by : Gustav Friedrich Waagen
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain written by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The set owned by Sir George Scharf, director of the National Portrait Gallery. Scharf has annotated and interleaved these pages with manuscripts and letters received, newspaper clippings, and printed pamphlets, in effect producing an unpublished corrected and enlarged second edition. In a fair copy of a letter to John Murray (1855 March 16), Scharf cites numerous errata and inaccuracies in Waagen. Scharf had access to the great historic homes and private collections of art in England and based his revisions on first-hand knowledge. Newspaper clippings record the loss, dispersal or sale of the collections originally surveyed by Waagen. Letters received from connoisseurs, collectors, and artists include Lord Cowper, Lady Louisa Egerton, Frederic George Stephens, W.A. Scott Robertson, George Redford, the Earl of Ellesmere, R.S. Holford, and Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Printed materials include "A Catalogue of the Orleans' Italian pictures ..." (London, 1798) and the text of Scharf's paper on the paintings in the collection of the Society of Antiquaries of London (1862 Nov. 20). The first volume of the set contains a dedication to Scharf from the translator, Lady Eastlake.
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain by : Gustav Friedrich Waagen
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain written by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Art Treasures of Great Britain. Edited by C. H. Collins-Baker. [Plates, with Explanatory Letterpress.]. by : Charles Henry Collins BAKER
Download or read book The Art Treasures of Great Britain. Edited by C. H. Collins-Baker. [Plates, with Explanatory Letterpress.]. written by Charles Henry Collins BAKER and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Handbook to the Gallery of British Paintings in the Art Treasures Exhibition by : Manchester art treasures exhib
Download or read book A Handbook to the Gallery of British Paintings in the Art Treasures Exhibition written by Manchester art treasures exhib and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain, Being an Account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated MSS, &c., &c., by Dr Waagen; [translated from the German MS. by Lady Eastlake]; in Three Volumes. [1st Ed. Reprinted; with an Introduction by R. W. Lightbown] by : Gustav Friedrich Waagen
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain, Being an Account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated MSS, &c., &c., by Dr Waagen; [translated from the German MS. by Lady Eastlake]; in Three Volumes. [1st Ed. Reprinted; with an Introduction by R. W. Lightbown] written by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis National Treasures by : Caroline Shenton
Download or read book National Treasures written by Caroline Shenton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting story with scrupulous research, Caroline Shenton has done her unlikely heroes proud' - Lucy Worsley As Hitler prepared to invade Poland during the sweltering summer of 1939, men and women from across London's museums, galleries and archives formulated ingenious plans to send the nation's highest prized objects to safety. Using stately homes, tube tunnels, slate mines, castles, prisons, stone quarries and even their own homes, a dedicated bunch of unlikely misfits packed up the nation's greatest treasures and, in a race against time, dispatched them throughout the country on a series of top-secret wartime adventures. National Treasures highlights a moment from our history when an unlikely coalition of mild-mannered civil servants, social oddballs and metropolitan aesthetes became the front line in the heritage war against Hitler. Caroline Shenton shares the interwoven lives of ordinary people who kept calm and carried on in the most extraordinary of circumstances in their efforts to save the Nation's historic identity.
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain by : Gustav Friedrich Waagen
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain written by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The set owned by Sir George Scharf, director of the National Portrait Gallery. Scharf has annotated and interleaved these pages with manuscripts and letters received, newspaper clippings, and printed pamphlets, in effect producing an unpublished corrected and enlarged second edition. In a fair copy of a letter to John Murray (1855 March 16), Scharf cites numerous errata and inaccuracies in Waagen. Scharf had access to the great historic homes and private collections of art in England and based his revisions on first-hand knowledge. Newspaper clippings record the loss, dispersal or sale of the collections originally surveyed by Waagen. Letters received from connoisseurs, collectors, and artists include Lord Cowper, Lady Louisa Egerton, Frederic George Stephens, W.A. Scott Robertson, George Redford, the Earl of Ellesmere, R.S. Holford, and Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Printed materials include "A Catalogue of the Orleans' Italian pictures ..." (London, 1798) and the text of Scharf's paper on the paintings in the collection of the Society of Antiquaries of London (1862 Nov. 20). The first volume of the set contains a dedication to Scharf from the translator, Lady Eastlake.
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated Mss., &c. &c; by : Lady Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated Mss., &c. &c; written by Lady Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Galleries & Cabinets of Art by : Private Collections (Great Britain)
Download or read book Galleries & Cabinets of Art written by Private Collections (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Handbook to the Gallery of British Paintings in the Art Treasures Exhibition by : Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition
Download or read book A Handbook to the Gallery of British Paintings in the Art Treasures Exhibition written by Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain by :
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Book Synopsis Treasures of Art in Great Britain by : Algernon Graves
Download or read book Treasures of Art in Great Britain written by Algernon Graves and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Art Treasures of England by : Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Download or read book Art Treasures of England written by Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Treasures of British Art by : Robert Upstone
Download or read book Treasures of British Art written by Robert Upstone and published by Abbeville Press. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated Tiny Folio(TM) volume surveys British painting, watercolors, and sculpture from the sixteenth century to the present. With masters such as William Blake, William Hogarth, George Stubbs, Thomas Gainsborough, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and David Hockney, the Tate Gallery offers work to please every taste. The gallery, which was opened in London in the summer of 1897 by the Prince of Wales, is best known for its modern art collections, but-as this little compendium makes wonderfully clear-it encompasses the full sweep of British art, from ornate aristocratic portraits and vivacious hunting scenes to the Pre-Raphaelites languid femmes fatales.
Book Synopsis Art Treasures in the British Isles by : Bernard S. Myers
Download or read book Art Treasures in the British Isles written by Bernard S. Myers and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of the country's artistic heritage and showing where they may be found today.
Book Synopsis Y Goron yn y Chwarel by : Myrddin ap Dafydd
Download or read book Y Goron yn y Chwarel written by Myrddin ap Dafydd and published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yr Ail Ryfel Byd, ifaciwis a gwarchod trysorau Llundain mewn chwarel ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog
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