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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Holmes, John (1973-....)
Titre(s) : Temple of science [Texte imprimé] : the Pre-Raphaelites and Oxford University Museum of Natural History / John Holmes
Publication : Oxford : Bodleian Library : In association with Oxford University Museum of Natural
History, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (181 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 170-176. Index
Built between 1855 and 1860, Oxford University Museum of Natural History is the extraordinary
result of close collaboration between artists and scientists. Inspired by John Ruskin,
the architect Benjamin Woodward and the Oxford scientists worked with leading Pre-Raphaelite
artists on the design and decoration of the building. The decorative art was modelled
on the Pre-Raphaelite principle of meticulous observation of nature, itself indebted
to science, while individual artists designed architectural details and carved portrait
statues of influential scientists. The entire structure was an experiment in using
architecture and art to communicate natural history, modern science and natural theology.
'Temple of Science' sets out the history of the campaign to build the museum before
taking the reader on a tour of art in the museum itself. It looks at the facade and
the central court, with their beautiful natural history carvings and marble columns
illustrating different geological strata, and at the pantheon of scientists. Together
they form the world's finest collection of Pre-Raphaelite sculpture. The story of
one of the most remarkable collaborations between scientists and artists in European
art is told here with lavish illustrations
Sujet(s) : Architecture et sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
Musées (constructions) -- Oxford (GB) -- 19e siècle
Préraphaélisme
Museum of natural history (Oxford, GB)
Indice(s) Dewey :
508.074 42 (23e éd.) = Histoire naturelle - Musées, collections, expositions - Angleterre
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781851245567. - ISBN 1851245561 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47266335z
Notice n° :
FRBNF47266335
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A pre-Raphaelite natural history museum ; 'God's own museum' ; The 'sanctuary of
the temple' ; Building scientific disciplines ; Babylon ; Legacies.
