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The Beverley Collection of Gems at Alnwick Castle

Diana Scarisbrick Claudia Wagner John Boardman

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English
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
01 December 2016
The Collection was begun by the First Duchess of Northumberland in the early eighteenth century; but the greater part of it was made later in the century by Algernon Percy, First Earl of Beverley, during a tour of Europe while in the company of his mentor, Louis Dutens. Their success in France and Italy was such that it incited the jealousy of the Empress Catherine of Russia, herself a passionate collector. The range of objects - cameos, intaglios and finger rings of the highest quality - is considerable: Greek, Roman and Etruscan, as well as a notable assemblage of neoclassical signed gems by British artists. One jewel clearly provided inspiration for Michelangelo's painting of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Collection is little known, except by connoisseurs, but this volume brings to the attention of a broader audience many of the finest products of one of the oldest arts of the western world.

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Imprint:   Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 248mm,  Width: 197mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   1.629kg
ISBN:   9781781300442
ISBN 10:   1781300445
Series:   The Philip Wilson Gems and Jewellery Series
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface Abbreviations The Beverley Gems The 1st Duchess’ Collection Records of Beverley Gems, Casts, Etc. Catalogue of the Gems at Alnwick Castle Cameos With Artists’ Names (Ancient and Modern) Groups and Figures Cameo Glass Single Figures Heads Animals and Objects Intaglios Signatures with Ancient Names Signatures with Modern Names Etruscan, Etruscanising and Italic Multifigure Groups Single Figures Heads and Busts, Male Heads and Busts, Female Animals and Monsters Masks and Objects Other The Emperor's Necklace Glass Portraits Tassie and Catherine the Great Indexes Index to Previous Collections Index to Artists Index to Subjects List of Inscriptions Pictorial Index

Diana Scarisbrick, a noted authority on engraved gems and jewellery of all periods, is a Research Associate of the Beazley Archive in the University of Oxford. Her many publications include Finger Rings: Ancient and Modern (2006) and Rings: Miniature Monuments to Love, Power and Devotion (2014). Claudia Wagner is a Senior Researcher at the Beazley Archive, where she directs the gems databases and research programme, and Senior Research Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She is co-author (with John Boardman) of The Marlborough Gems (2009). Sir John Boardman, FBA, is Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art in the University of Oxford. His many books include Greek Gems and Finger Rings (2001), The Greeks Overseas (1999), Greek Art (2012), The History of Greek Vases (2006), and The World of Ancient Art (2006). The three authors collectively wrote The Guy Ladriere Collection of Gems and Rings (published by Philip Wilson Publishers in 2015).

Reviews for The Beverley Collection of Gems at Alnwick Castle

'It is not only the gem-specialists among classical archaeologists and art-historians, or students of the reception of antiquity and history of collecting, who will study this publication with the greatest interest, but all lovers of antiquity and art: they will delight in the mastery of the gem-engraver, the beauty of his works and the variety of subjects portrayed, all presented here so captivatingly and so splendidly.'- Erika Zwierlein-Diehl, Honorary Professor of Classical Archaeology, Bonn University


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