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paperback. The 10th in the "Ashmolean Handbooks" series, this title illustrates sections of paintings, drawings and objects, which are well represented in the Museum. They are designed to provide an introduction for the general reader and a useful guide for the expert. Series: ASHMOLEAN HANDBOOKS S. Num Pages: 79 pages, ILLUSTRATIONS, (SOME COLOUR ). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
The Ashmolean collection of miniatures was begun in the seventeenth century by the Tradescants, father and son, gardeners to Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Among its most generous benefactors was the Reverend Bentinck Hawkins, chaplain to the Dukes of Cambridge and an insatiable nineteenth-century collector. The miniatures, mostly of very high quality, range from the Tudor and Stuart era to Victorian times, and include specially distinguished works by Isaac Oliver, Cooper, Zincke, Smart, Cosway and Engleheart. This is the tenth in the series of Ashmolean handbooks, illustrating selections of paintings, drawings or objects, which are well-represented in the Museum. They ... Read more
The Ashmolean collection of miniatures was begun in the seventeenth century by the Tradescants, father and son, gardeners to Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Among its most generous benefactors was the Reverend Bentinck Hawkins, chaplain to the Dukes of Cambridge and an insatiable nineteenth-century collector. The miniatures, mostly of very high quality, range from the Tudor and Stuart era to Victorian times, and include specially distinguished works by Isaac Oliver, Cooper, Zincke, Smart, Cosway and Engleheart. This is the tenth in the series of Ashmolean handbooks, illustrating selections of paintings, drawings or objects, which are well-represented in the Museum. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
Series
ASHMOLEAN HANDBOOKS S.
Number of Pages
79
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854440785
SKU
V9781854440785
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Ref
99-28
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