Art History: Recent submissions
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The Wright Incorporation of Perth 1700 to 1840
(University of St Andrews, 1999) - Thesis"The Wright Incorporation of Perth 1700 to 1840" documents and examines the Scottish trade incorporation with specific emphasis upon its furniture-making wrights. In the introductory chapter, relevant published sources are ... -
Scottish masonic furniture
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis thesis will identify and describe a distinct furniture sub-group previously largely unknown. Chests, chairs, pedestals and other items from all over Scotland, surveyed by the author, will be related to the aims, ... -
Arniston House : reflections on its interiors, 1726-1850
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis thesis discusses the interior decoration between 1726 and 1850 of four of the principal rooms in Arniston House, Gorebridge, Midlothian, the country residence of the Dundases of Arniston, dominant figures in the ... -
Conversion or destruction : Lambert's proferred choice to his brethren in the 'Liber Floridus'
(University of St Andrews, 1995) - ThesisThe making of a medieval encyclopaedia is a much more complex and individual process than has hitherto been acknowledged by many researchers, concerned as they have been on revealing particular structures or intentions ... -
Opening the senses : the Gospel book as an instrument of salvation as articulated by the minor decoration and full-page illustrations of the Book of Kells
(University of St Andrews, 1998) - ThesisThis thesis argues that the minor decoration and full-page images of the Book of Kells reflects a cohesive theme: the role of the gospel book in man's apprehension of God. This is demonstrated by an examination of the ...