http://www.ashgate.com The latest publications from Ashgate Publishing Ltd en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 GMT @copyright Ashgate Publishing Ltd http://www.ashgate.com/ 15 http://www.ashgate.com/ http://www.ashgate.com/images/ashgate_logo.gif Birmingham Town Hall occupies a central place in the history of Britain's second city. Built in 1834 to champion and reflect Birmingham's civic achievements, the Town Hall's design was based on the form and style of a partially surviving Roman temple and involved architectural luminaries such as Sir John Soane. This is the first book to provide an accessible account of the building's construction and history. It will be welcomed by architects, architectural historians, all those interested in local history and building conservation, and those for whom the Town Hall is a much-loved landmark in Birmingham. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10488&title_id=10172&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10488&title_id=10172&calctitle=1 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Anthony Peers, with a Foreword by Frank Salmon By documenting and guiding us on the journeys we make every day, maps influence the way we navigate and identify with our surroundings. The Underground, London Transport, and its successor Transport for London, have produced and inspired maps which are navigational, decorative forms of publicity and works of art. This book, which draws on the rich collections of the London Transport Museum, sets out to explore this unique form of visual communication. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=12148&title_id=11779&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=12148&title_id=11779&calctitle=1 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Claire Dobbin With a foreword by Peter Barber from The British Library Louis XIV enjoyed visiting his fruit and vegetable gardens. Enriched with exotic plants by the numerous botanical expeditions that took place during the 17th century, the king's gardens were a true agronomical laboratory and provided plant specimens for academics, illustrators and engravers. Louis XIV's Botanical Engravings contains a collection of around sixty of the watercolour engravings produced during the reign of Louis XIV. These exquisite illustrations allow us to familiarise ourselves with some of the plants brought back from distant lands, and to understand the contribution they made to scientific research, as well as their beneficial properties. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8447&title_id=8206&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8447&title_id=8206&calctitle=1 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Alain Renaux Design and Science is an account of the life of Will Burtin who, it has been said, was to graphic design what Albert Einstein was to physics. Courted by the Nazi party, Burtin made an escape to America to protect his Jewish wife. There he made important contributions to international typography and visual design. His work was of enormous scope, working for the likes of magazines and pharmaceutical companies. Best known for his giant, walk-through scientific models of the brain and a blood cell, Will Burtin receives here the treatment he deserves as one of the greatest designers of the 20th century. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7693&title_id=7479&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7693&title_id=7479&calctitle=1 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT R. Roger Remington and Robert S.P. Fripp An essential work of reference for students, historians, curators, textile designers, interior designers, conservators and collectors, the Encyclopedia of Furnishing Textiles is an accessible and comprehensive reference work describing the furnishing textiles, soft furnishings and floor coverings used in Western domestic interiors over the period 1200-1950. It includes nearly 1200 entries covering generic topics such as: woven textiles, printed textiles, embroidered textiles, tapestry, painted cloths, yarns, dyes, carpets, rugs, non-woven fabrics, oil-cloths, wall materials, upholstery materials, loose covers, trimmings (passementeries), beds, cushions, and many more. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=4018&title_id=3925&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=4018&title_id=3925&calctitle=1 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Clive Edwards, Loughborough University, UK This book introduces the private collectors of nineteenth-century St Petersburg for the first time, and focuses on four collectors in particular, each with their own preference for a particular school, country or period - 'old masters', paintings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, or contemporary art from the mid-nineteenth century. Featuring masterpieces by Delacroix, Boucher, Rousseau and Murillo among others, it presents a fascinating picture of collecting in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century in St Petersburg. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7503&title_id=7295&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7503&title_id=7295&calctitle=1 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT Vincent Boele, Ekaterina Deryabina, Sergei Androsov and Boris Asvarishch, with Forewords by Mikhail Piotrovsky and Ernst Veen The Great Wall of China consists of 13 essays divided into 6 themes on various aspects of the Walls. There is no single Wall but a series of smaller walls - the oldest is dated 688 BC, but the main construction was happening in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The book considers the Walls from historical, defensive, conservationist and touristic perspectives. It accompanies an exhibition held in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. The text combines scholarly and accessible essays with interviews of local people's experience of the Walls. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7305&title_id=7102&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7305&title_id=7102&calctitle=1 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT Claire Roberts and Geremie R. Barme. Articles by: Cheng Dalin; Sang Ye; Luo Zhewen; Xu Pingfang; Yang Wehne; Liu Ruzhong; Wang Yueqian; Bruce G. Doar; Robert Renew; Uradyn E. Bulag; Jeremy Clarke; Wang Jiapeng Presenting an important opportunity to assess how black figures have been portrayed in British art, Black Victorians is a fascinating survey of a subject that has been given little coverage to date. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a fresh perspective on a well-documented period of British history. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6193&title_id=6029&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6193&title_id=6029&calctitle=1 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT Jan Marsh with essays by Caroline Bressey, Radiclani Clytus, Briony Llewellyn and Charmaine Nelson Surveying 5000 years of Morocco's cultural history, this book explores the material culture of the region as determined by its history, geography, traditions and people. Highlights from key Moroccan collections are illustrated alongside fascinating essays that narrate the region's cultural development from ancient times to the present day. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=5692&title_id=5541&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=5692&title_id=5541&calctitle=1 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT Vincent Boele The culmination of Henry Francis du Pont's lifelong vision and passion for collecting, Winterthur Museum houses the premier collection dedicated to American decorative arts. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Winterthur, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, presents an incomparable selection of masterpieces chosen according to the very principles espoused by du Pont himself: rarity, beauty, historical association and provenance. The result, An American Vision, offers a stunning array of the vast riches of this remarkable museum. Born at Winterthur in 1880, H.F. du Pont played an integral part in the rising tide of interest in early American craftsmanship that took hold in the early twentieth century. Over the course of his lifetime, he succeeded in establishing a comprehensive collection that now comprises some 85,000 objects. Winterthur remains the greatest centre for the study of decorative arts made or used in America between 1640 and 1860. An American Vision explores the Winterthur collection, highlighting the fruits of du Pont's all-consuming appetite for the most beautiful and meaningful reminders of America's past. With chapters devoted to both specific time periods and themes, this volume illustrates the most prized pieces of a true connoisseur. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=3891&title_id=3803&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=3891&title_id=3803&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT Wendy Cooper