Publications Listing
Publications Listing
Visions of Mughal India, by Andrew Topsfield
The Collection of Howard Hodgkin
Ancient Egypt & Nubia at the Ashmolean, by Liam McNamara and Paul Collins
New guidebook to commemorate the re-opening of five new galleries housing the Ashmolean's stunning Egyptian collection. Featuring many new photographs, this booklet is an ideal companion for your visit to the galleries from 26 November 2012.
Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape, by Jon Whiteley and Martin Sonnabend
Published to coincide with the Ashmolean's exhibition: 'Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape' 6 October 2011 to 8 January 2012. 280 x 220mm, 216pp.
Ashmolean: Floor By Floor, by Alison Honey
A guide to the galleries.
From Heracles to Alexander Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy, by Edited by Angeliki Kottaridi & Susan Walker
Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy. Published to accompany the Ashmolean exhibition from 7 April to 29 August 2011.
The Hunt in the Forest by Paolo Uccello, by Catherine Whistler
This booklet looks at 'The Hunt in the Forest' by Paolo Uccello, a painting which is often considered to be a masterpiece of the early Renaissance. It belongs to the last decade of Uccello's career and portrays a hunting scene with figures in contemporary dress.
Lucien Pissarro in England: The Eragny Press 1895-1914, by Jon Whiteley, Colin Harrison, Simon Shorvon
The story of Lucien Pissarro, son of the Impressionist painter, Camille Pissarro, and his efforts to make and sell beautifully crafted books from one of the earliest and most inventive private presses. This catalogue accompanies the Ashmolean exhibition in January 2011.
Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum (Standard Edition), by Various
The original catalogue of instruments prepared by David Boyden in 1969 is long out of print. This new, definitive and complete catalogue will have text by leading experts on the instrument types represented, including the latest research.
ABC of Egyptian Hieroglyphs, by Jaromir Malek
This publication explains some of the rules of the hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language using illustrated examples from the Ashmolean’s Egyptian collection.
Samuel Palmer, by Colin Harrison
The collection of paintings, drawings, watercolours and etchings by Samuel Palmer in the Ashmolean is one of the most important in the world.
The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy, by Colin Harrison and Christopher Newall
This important book accompanies the major exhibition of the same name, opening at the Ashmolean Museum on 16 September 2010 - the first to explore the fascination of the Pre-Raphaelite painters with Italy; its landscape, art and culture.
The Arundel and Pomfret Marbles (p/b), by Michael Vickers
This handbook tracks the eventful history of the Arundel and Pomfret Marbles before they came to rest in Oxford
Modern Chinese Art (revised and expanded edition) p/b, by Michael Sullivan
Khoan and Michael Sullivan began collecting modern Chinese painting in Sichuan in western China in the 1940s, and their collection has developed over the course of more than half a century to include paintings by the principle artists of late twentieth-century China, as well as works by a new generation.
Tradescant's Rarities h/b, by Arthur MacGregor (ed)
Essays on the foundation of the Ashmolean Museum, 1683, with a catalogue of the surviving early collections.
Ashmolean: Britain's First Museum, by Christopher Brown
Published to mark the re-opening of the Ashmolean Museum in November 2009, this book celebrates the remarkable transformation of the oldest public museum in England.
My Ashmolean Discovery Book, by Alison Honey
Published to coincide with the re-opening of the Ashmolean Museum in November 2009, this book celebrates the remarkable transformation of the oldest public museum in England. With double the display space, and a new education centre the Museum will be more accessible to children than ever before.
Building the New Ashmolean, by Weimin He
Weimin He, an established Chinese artist working in England, was artist in residence at the Ashmolean in 2008 during the Museum’s major redevelopment. Inspired by this historic project, he produced over 300 ink portraits of Ashmolean staff and BAM construction workers and managers.
British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum, by Timothy Schroder
The collection of British silver at the Ashmolean Museum has all, with one notable exception (a tankard of 1574 given in 1790), been acquired since shortly after World War II. In relation to other major museum collections, therefore, it is young. Yet amounting to over 550 objects, many of which are of spectacular quality and rarity, it is one of the most important collections of its kind in the wo
Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean: Volume 2 - Early Post-Reform Coinage, by Norman D Nicol
This volume contains more than 1600 coins of the 7th-10th centuries from all parts of the Islamic Empire. Numerous examples of Umayyad gold, silver and copper coinage are included, as well as Abbasid revolutionary issues and Abbasid copper coins.
Ancient Egypt and Nubia, by Helen Whitehouse
The collections of objects from Ancient Egypt and Nubia to be found in the Ashmolean Museum are second only, in Britain, to those of the British Museum.