{"title":"Conservation and resto Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-posthumous-papers-of-the-manuscripts-club-9780241304372","title":"The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. But we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made, collected and preserved them through the centuries, and to whom they owe their existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis entrancing book describes some of the extraordinary people who have spent their lives among illuminated manuscripts over the last thousand years. A monk in Normandy, a prince of France, a Florentine bookseller, an English antiquary, a rabbi from central Europe, a French priest, a Keeper at the British Museum, a Greek forger, a German polymath, a British connoisseur and the woman who created the most spectacular library in America - all of them were participants in what Christopher de Hamel calls the Manuscripts Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis exhilarating fraternity, and the fellow enthusiasts who come with it, throw new light on how manuscripts have survived and been used by very different kinds of people in many different circumstances. Christopher de Hamel''s unexpected connections and discoveries reveal a passion which crosses the boundaries of time. We understand the manuscripts themselves better by knowing who their keepers and companions have been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1850 (or thereabouts) John Ruskin bought his first manuscript ''at a bookseller''s in a back alley''. This was his reaction: ''The new worlds which every leaf of this book opened to me, and the joy I had in counting their letters and unravelling their arabesques as if they had all been of beaten gold - as many of them were - cannot be told.'' The members of de Hamel''s club share many such wonders, which he brings to us with scholarship, style, and a lifetime''s experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading the\u003ci\u003e Posthumous Papers \u003c\/i\u003eis like taking a walk in excellent company ... an exceptional book, and itself an object worth cherishing. -- Daniel Brooks * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis book can be enjoyed on so many levels. The illustrations are exquisite and the writing ... is intelligent, illuminating, voluptuous and mischievous. The members of the club are brought to life with sensitivity; we can't help but find their nerdiness endearing. ... The most delightful feature of this book is, however, the author. I've never encountered one so willing to bare his soul, without ever explicitly setting out to do so. He throws open the doors to his world, exposing its beguiling nature. Sit at my table, he says, feast on what I adore. \"The Club is still open for membership . . . All applicants are warmly admitted.\"' -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn this stunningly beautiful book, Christopher de Hamel constructs an imaginary club of people who adore mediaeval manuscripts; bibliophiles whose obsession he shares. The 12 delightfully eccentric members span eight centuries - de Hamel imagines meeting them, sharing precious discoveries, trading gossip. The illustrations emit a light of their own, but what shines even brighter is the author's boyish enthusiasm for his subject. * Times Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003ea beautifully produced and magnificently surprising journey through the history of how and why people have wanted to collect manuscripts. An impossibly recondite subject, you might think; but it turns out to have a lot to do with all sorts of things about how we make sense of our histories and cultures - and it introduces us to a gallery of unforgettable characters. -- Rowan Williams * New Statesman Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eChristopher de Hamel ... has the rare capacity to turn a scholarly specialism into a humane and humorous adventure. ... De Hamel retains an almost lyrical sense of wonder as he unclasps each groaning tome, opens its parched pages and lightly steps into the alternative world painted by its illuminators. ... he speaks of \"meeting a beautiful manuscript\" rather than reading it and his own book makes you feel you've spent time - a very long but absorbing time - in his convivial company. -- Peter Conrad * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eChristopher de Hamel's great gift is to tell life stories without taking anything away from the manuscripts, which remain the star of the show. Thanks to the beautiful illustrations in this wonderful book, we can see for ourselves how spellbinding an encounter with them must have been. Five years ago de Hamel entranced the world with his \u003ci\u003eMeeting with Remarkable Manuscripts.\u003c\/i\u003e This time the meetings are with remarkable manuscript owners, and the result is equally precious -- Kathryn Hughes * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003egloriously engaging and readable ... De Hamel wears his erudition lightly, and the reader is taken deeply into the worlds of individuals who lived across almost a thousand years of history -- Richard Ovenden * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the people who created, saved and collected Europe's most sumptuous manuscripts, it's beautifully illustrated, a rich feast of scarlet and gold. -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003ean eccentric but charming and instructive book which is oddly difficult to put down -- Jonathan Sumption * Spectator *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832712839511,"sku":"9780241304372","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241304372.jpg?v=1710337064"},{"product_id":"deaccessioning-and-its-discontents-a-critical-history-the-mit-press-9780262037587","title":"Deaccessioning and Its Discontents A Critical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first history of the deaccession of objects from museum collections that defends deaccession as an essential component of museum practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseums often stir controversy when they deaccession works—formally remove objects from permanent collections—with some critics accusing them of betraying civic virtue and the public trust. 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Donna Loveday begins by tracing the history of the collecting and display of designed objects in museums and exhibitions from the 19th century ''cabinet of curiosities'' to the present day design museum. She then explores the changing role of the curator since the 1980s, with curators becoming much more than just keepers' of a collection, with a remit to create narrative and experiential exhibitions as well as develop the museum's role as a space of learning for its visitors.Curating as a practice now describes the production of a number of cultural and creative outputs, ranging from exhibitions to art festivals; shopping environments to health centres; conferences to film programming as well as museums and galleries. 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Who are the leaders in the field? \u003ci\u003eCurating Design\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book to address this exciting new field, sets out to interrogate many of the questions that arise and to provide design curation with both an intellectual and a practical framework. -- Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History, Kingston University, UK\u003cbr\u003eThis is a timely volume. It provides a thorough account of the development of design curation in the context of the histories of modernity and it presents critically rich commentaries from leading contemporary global practitioners about the making of design exhibitions. In acknowledging the distinct demands that mark and attend curating what is defined as 'design', this volume represents a valuable contribution to what is a growing field of practice and scholarly inquiry. -- Michael J. Prokopow, Associate Dean, OCAD University, Canada\u003cbr\u003eThis is an essential document contextualizing the vital role the design curator plays in demystifying design and creating new audiences for contemporary design exhibitions. By covering the birth and development of curating as a profession, from the original private collections of strange and wonderful objects to contemporary seminal design shows, from the old cabinet of curiosities of the wealthy to current debates on artefact appropriation, it authoritatively sets the landscape for informed discussion. As the design profession expands to almost every sphere so does the curation of design. This book investigates the new frontiers of design and by doing so it validates design in each new frontier. \u003ci\u003eCurating Design\u003c\/i\u003e isn’t only valuable to design curation educators and practitioners but to anyone keen to understand and cater for the new appetite of contemporary audiences for exhibitions exploring the ever-expanding borders of design approaches to complex current topics. -- Fabiane Lee-Perrella, Founder of Flour Studio, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements  Introduction \u003cb\u003ePart One: Displaying Designed Objects in Museum and Exhibition \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eContexts, 1800s-2000\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1 Cabinets of Curiosities and the Formation of the Public Museum 1.2 International Exhibitions 1.3 The Decorative Arts Museum and the Modern Art Museum 1.4 The Emergence of the Design Museum 1.5 A Rising Public Interest in Design 1.6 The Growing Popularity of Design Exhibitions 1.7 New Programmes to Train Curators \u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Curatorial Turn, 1980-2020\u003c\/b\u003e 2.1 A Changing Political Landscape for Museums 2.2 The Educational Turn: The Museum as an Ideal Learning Environment 2.3 Producing New Curatorial Formats: The Public Programme Curator 2.4 The Experiential Turn in Museums 2.5 Designing Exhibitions as Narrative Space 2.6 Curating Narrative and Experiential Exhibitions \u003cb\u003ePart Three: Interviews with Eight International Design Curators\u003c\/b\u003e 3.1 The Reflective Practitioner 3.2 The Interviews Corina Gardner (Victoria and Albert Museum, UK) Andrea Lipps (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, USA) Riya Patel (The Aram Gallery, UK) Sumitra Upham (Crafts Council, UK) Renata Becerril (Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, Mexico) Fleur Watson (Centre for Architecture Victoria, Australia) Wilhelm Finger and Melita Skamnaki (Double Decker, UK) 3.10 Curating the Design Programme Closing Comments Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738598420823,"sku":"9781350162761","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350162761.jpg?v=1720049602"},{"product_id":"the-theory-and-craft-of-digital-preservation-9781421426976","title":"The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book fills a gap. Finally, someone who has been entrusted with the evaluation, acquisition, and use of digital objects has summarized his tasks from a technical perspective in a well-thought-out text and backed up theory . . . [Owens] manages to guide the readers in an understandable and clear way through unfamiliar terrain. The book is therefore recommended to all beginners in this area, but also \"old hands\" will recognize many of their own experiences or maybe learn something else.\u003cbr\u003e—Dr. Kai Naumann, \u003ci\u003eArchivar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrevor Owens has written a thoughtful and thought-provoking book . . . Owens provides important guidance on taking a step back to gain perspective on what one is trying to accomplish with the preservation of a digital object or collection. That is, to see preservation not merely as a technological process to be applied to all objects, but as a craft to be applied as appropriate in the context of particular digital collections and their archival purpose.\u003cbr\u003e—Larry Weimer, Head of Archival Processing, New York Historical Society, \u003ci\u003eMetropolitan Archivist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, well-written, and extremely readable book. Owens draws from many cultures and disciplines to illustrate and define how we have preserved and will continue to preserve digital information.\u003cbr\u003e—Sharmila Bhatia, \u003ci\u003eMid-Atlantic Archivist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone looking for an approachable introduction to digital preservation, or a new perspective on persistent digital quandaries, will find something useful in this book.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eArchival Issues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful guide that will launch a thousand preservation projects. It will inspire many historians not only to approach their sources in productive new ways, but also to better appreciate the sophisticated contributions of those who tend the archives on which we depend. 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Using diaries, account books and other archival sources, the chapters in this volume show how agents set up networks and acquired works of art, often developing the taste and knowledge of the collectors for whom they were working. They are therefore seen as important actors in the market, having a specific role that separates them from auctioneers, dealers, museum curators or amateurs, while at the same time acknowledging and analysing the dual positions that many held. Each chronological period is introduced by a contextual essay, written by a leading expert in the field, which sets out the art market in the period concerned and the ways in which agents functioned. 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Introductory essays not only review what has been achieved but what remains to be investigated and what methodological equipment will be required in this relatively young and rapidly growing branch of academic research. * Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery (2008-15), UK *\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on incremental advances made in recent years, this volume represents a coming of age for the integrated study of the mechanisms of the art market. Privileging neither producers, consumers, agents nor production centres, it captures the essentials of their intricate and inseparable interdependence. * Arthur MacGregor, former senior curator at the Ashmolean Museum, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThe broad coverage of this ambitious book reveals compelling cross currents and dialogues across time and contexts. As they define how agents, both individuals and institutions, operate both formally and informally in spurring the circulation and acquisition of art, the essays offer a wide view of the current scholarship and methods related to the art market. * Emily C. Burns, Associate Professor of Art History, Auburn University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of plates List of figures Series editor’s introduction Acknowledgements  Introduction: Baetens, Susan Bracken and Adriana Turpin  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Agents in the market, 1550–1720\u003c\/b\u003e  I Introduction: Agents in the art market, 1550–1720 Sandra van Ginhoven 1 Hans Albrecht von Sprinzenstein: An Austrian art agent in the service of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol Adriana Concin 2 Marco Boschini and the artists of his time Linda Borean 3 International art dealers, local agents and their clients in seventeenth-century Habsburg Inner Austria Tina Košak 4 James Thornhill as an agent-collector in early-eighteenth-century Paris Tamsin Lee-Woolfe  \u003cb\u003ePart II Agents in the long eighteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e  II Introduction: Hidden figures – agents in the long eighteenth century Bénédicte Miyamoto 5 Scottish agents in Rome in the eighteenth century: The case of Peter Grant Maria Celeste Cola 6 ‘An oracle for collectors’: Philipp von Stosch and collecting and dealing in art and antiquities in early-eighteenth-century Rome and Florence Ulf R. Hansson 7 Shaping the taste of British diplomats in eighteenth-century Venice Laura-Maria Popoviciu 8 Establishing honest trading relationships: Academic painters in the art market of eighteenth-century France Christine Godfroy-Gallardo 9 The German art market in the eighteenth century Renata Schellenberg 10 Playing the market: Lord Yarmouth, the Prince Regent and the role of the royal agent 1806–19 Rebecca Lyons  \u003cb\u003ePart III The agent in the modern European art market, 1820–1950\u003c\/b\u003e  III Introduction: The art market in Europe, 1820–1950 Anne Helmreich 11 Edward Solly, Felice Cartoni and their purchases of paintings: A ‘milord’ and his ‘commissioner’ anticipating a transnational network of dealers c. 1820 Robert Skwirblies 12 ‘To see once again the glorious picture by Moretto before it is forever lost for Rome’: How an artist’s position in the canon of taste was enhanced in the nineteenth century Corina Meyer 13 ‘It is not my fault if in all the private collections, the Dutch paintings surpass all’: Thoré-Bürger’s promotion of Dutch art in the Parisian art market of the 1860s Frances Suzman Jowell   14 The Beurdeleys: A dynasty of curiosity dealers and their networks Camille Mestdagh 15 Collaboration and resistance: The National Gallery, London, and the Italian art market at the end of the nineteenth century Elena J. Greer 16 ‘I shall set at once about the work’: Some agents in China Nick Pearce 17 Promoting themselves: Agents and strategies in early Surrealism’s art market Alice Ensabella  \u003cb\u003ePart IV Agents in the market for American collectors\u003c\/b\u003e  IV Introduction: Collecting alliances in the United States during the long nineteenth century Inge Reist   18 Can a leopard change its spots? René Gimpel, art dealer Diana J. Kostyrko 19 Samuel P. Avery’s early career: The emergence of a successful art agent, art dealer and art expert Madeleine Fidell-Beaufort   20 Dealing with allegories of the four parts of the world: James Hazen Hyde (1876–1959) and his network Louise Arizzoli 21 Laying the foundation: Harold Woodbury Parsons and the making of an American museum MacKenzie Mallon 22 Convergences: Art history, museums and scholar-agent Martin Birnbaum’s transatlantic art for the public Julie Codell  Bibliography Author biographies Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739790487895,"sku":"9781501392276","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501392276.jpg?v=1720053151"},{"product_id":"properties-of-plastics-a-guide-for-conservators-9781606066935","title":"Properties of Plastics: A Guide for Conservators","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost every museum in the world is confronted with plastics in their collections. Research initiatives and knowledge concerning the conservation of heritage objects made of plastics have proliferated over the last twenty-five years, necessitating this up-to-date, comprehensive resource. Intended as a highly practical guide for the conservation community, this authoritative book offers information essential to understanding plastics, polymers, and rubber\/elastomers and their behaviors in the cultural heritage context. Numerous graphs, diagrams, and illustrations allow readers to compare the mechanical, physical, thermal, and optical properties of these substances during conservation. Aimed at the hands-on museum practitioner, this book will assist professionals in choosing the appropriate materials for cleaning, adhering, and consolidating plastic objects-with the result that collections will benefit from a longer lifespan.    Complementing the main chapters, fifty-six illustrated \"fact sheets\" summarize, at a glance, the properties of those plastics most commonly found in museum collections. Six informative case studies present real-world examples of current conservation approaches to works of art and design made of plastics and rubber\/elastomers. Under the expert authorship of Thea B. van Oosten, conservation scientist, educator, and internationally regarded authority on the behavior and properties of plastics, this instructive volume is destined to become an invaluable resource for the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The conservation of plastic objects is a new challenge for cultural heritage. 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A joy to read.\"--Maarten R. van Bommel, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Amsterdam; \"A must-have introduction for conservation students, as well as an everyday handbook for conservators who care for the preservation of collections with objects made of plastic. 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Protests of museum funding (for example, the Metropolitan Museum accepting Sackler family money) and boards (for example, the Whitney appointing tear gas manufacturer Warren Kanders)--to say nothing of demonstrations over exhibitions and artworks--have roiled cultural institutions across the world, from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to the Akron Art Museum. At the same time, never have there been more calls for museums to work for social change, calls for the emergence of a new role for culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs director of the Queens Museum, Laura Raicovich helped turn that New York municipal institution into a public commons for art and activism, organizing high-powered exhibitions that were also political protests. 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Ten Thousand Unfinished Events  Afterword: A Decade of Returns  Appendix One: Provisional List of the Worldwide Locations Of Benin Plaques Looted in 1897  Appendix Two: Sources of Benin Objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (the 'first collection'  Appendix Three: Sources of Benin Objects in the former Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham ('the second collection')  Appendix Four: Current Location of Benin Objects previously in the Pitt-Rivers Museum at Farnham (the 'Second Collection')  Appendix Five: A Provisional List of Museums, Galleries and Collections that May Currently Hold Objects Looted from Benin City in 1897.  References","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865700512087,"sku":"9780745341767","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745341767.jpg?v=1722275167"},{"product_id":"the-brutish-museums-9780745346229","title":"The Brutish Museums","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A real game-changer'\u003c\/p\u003e -- The Economist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you care about museums and the world, read this book'\u003c\/p\u003e -- New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hicks’s urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.'\u003c\/p\u003e -- CNN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing “brutish museums” of the title and find a new way for them to exist'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A startling act of conscience. 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I salute you'\u003c\/p\u003e -- MC Hammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Los Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Timely'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Brutish Museums\u003c\/em\u003e shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Brutish Museums leaves no stone unturned'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Brutish Museums argues, persuasively, that the corporate-militaristic pillage behind Europe’s encyclopedic collections is not a simple matter of possession, but a systematic extension of warfare across time'\u003c\/p\u003e -- The Baffler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A bombshell book'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘After this book, there can be no more false justifications for holding Benin Bronzes in museums outside of Africa’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Africa is a Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Presents a powerful case for restitution of looted objects, and hostile responses to it highlight enduring attachments to imperialism'\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Counterfire’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates \u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Paperback Edition \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Gun That Shoots Twice \u003cbr\u003e 2. A Theory of Taking \u003cbr\u003e 3. Necrography \u003cbr\u003e 4. White Projection \u003cbr\u003e 5. World War Zero \u003cbr\u003e 6. Corporate-Militarist Colonialism \u003cbr\u003e 7. War on Terror \u003cbr\u003e 8. The Benin-Niger-Soudan Expedition \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Sacking of Benin City \u003cbr\u003e 10. Democide \u003cbr\u003e 11. Iconoclasm \u003cbr\u003e 12. Looting \u003cbr\u003e 13. Necrology \u003cbr\u003e 14. ‘The Museum of Weapons, etc.’ \u003cbr\u003e 15. Chronopolitics \u003cbr\u003e 16. A Declaration of War \u003cbr\u003e 17. A Negative Moment \u003cbr\u003e 18. 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The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Fragility\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e The Cracks of the Modern Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400095113559,"sku":"9780226714080","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226714080.jpg?v=1730469704"},{"product_id":"the-posthumous-papers-of-the-manuscripts-club-9780241304389","title":"The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisite... intelligent, illuminating, mischievous  delightful \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMeetings with Remarkable Manuscripts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eintroduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. 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