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Revealing the materials and craftsmanship that shaped the look of eighteenth-century architecture in Britain and Ireland This book uncovers the overlooked material practices that were crucial to architectural production in the eighteenth century. Centred on the architecture of England and Ireland, it examines the facing materials that define the distinctive character of cities and regions. Focusing on the final stages of constructionthe external façade and interior finishes in stone, plaster, and woodArchitecture and Artifice combines archival research with insights from architectural conservation to reveal the hidden techniques behind these structures. It explores the lives of craftsmen, uncovering the unwritten standards that guided their work and argues for the agency of materials and craft in shaping the meanings of eighteenth-century buildings. Featuring a cast of lesser-known craftsmen alongside new perspectives on iconic structures such as Chatsworth, the Cambridge Senate House, and Dublins Parliament House, the book introduces a wealth of previously unpublished archival material uncovering the intricate processes and people behind the eras most enduring buildings. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Autorid: Christine Casey

A definitive biography of the artist who, more than any other, has shaped our image of the Tudor court. A definitive biography of the artist who, more than any other, has shaped our image of the Tudor court This landmark scholarly biography of Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497–1543), court painter to Henry VIII, is the first in more than a century. From his early days in Augsburg and Basel to his lasting impact on British art and culture, this definitive account breathes new life into Holbein’s story, shedding light on the artist whose paintings would shape perceptions of the Tudor court for five hundred years. Written in accessible, engaging prose, the book explores Holbein’s famous portraits of Tudor figures—Henry VIII, his queens, would-be wives, and leading courtiers such as Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell—and examines iconic works, including The Ambassadors. Beyond biography, it situates Holbein’s art within the broader context of Tudor Britain, tracing the birth of collecting, connoisseurship, and art history itself. Beautifully illustrated, with rarely seen paintings from private collections, this volume weaves the latest research—including new archival discoveries and scientific analysis—into a fresh examination of Holbein’s life and work. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Autorid: Elizabeth Goldring

Einhelli löögikindlad otsikud, mis on valmistatud löögikindlast, mangaanfosfaatitud S2 terasest T10 ajamiga ja 25 mm pikkusega, on saadaval kahes versioonis. Kuna need on eriti vastupidavad, võimaldavad tõhusat jõuülekannet ja neil on suur kandevõime, sobivad need ideaalselt ambitsioonikateks projektideks. Punase värvirõnga ja Einhelli logoga löögikindlatel otsikutel on ka torsioonitsoon, mis neelab tõhusalt kruvimisel avaldatavaid jõude. 1/4-tollise C 6.3 varrega sobivad löögikindlad otsikud standardsetesse (löögikindlatesse) akutrellidesse ja puuridesse. Spetsiaalselt isetegijate vajadustele kohandatud, tagavad need usaldusväärse jõudluse laias valikus käsitsi tehtavate ülesannete jaoks.

Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is a posttranslational modification of cellular proteins mostly catalysed by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and to a lesser extent by PARP-2. The study aimed to explore the role of PARP-1 in DNA repair and cell death using in vitro as well as in vivo models and contributed to the potential use of a novel highly-selective PARP-1 inhibitor, which provides a valuable tool to dissect different roles of PARP-1 and PARP-2 in cellular functions. Overexpression of human PARP-1 (hPARP-1) in rodent cells resulted in an increased DNA repair capacity after X-irradiation, but also to an increased susceptibility to DNA damage in response to alkylating agents or PARP inhibition. Novel transgenic mice with intended tissue-specific overexpression of hPARP-1 were generated and characterized on a genetic level. Unexpectedly, despite cell culture validation of the expression construct and transgene expression on the mRNA level, no protein expression of the transgene could be detected in these mice for largely unknown reasons. This outcome needs to be considered in future approaches aiming to generate hPARP-1 transgenic mice.

A history of museums entangled in empire and the unfinished work of decolonisation Museums in the Wake of Empire is the first nation-wide study of how British museums engaged with cultural heritage from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Indigenous Americas between 1945 and 1980. Challenging notions of institutional stagnation, the book uncovers a dynamic, politically charged era in which museum professionals navigated the shifting terrain of professionalisation, decolonisation, imperialism and its afterlives. Drawing on extensive archival research, newly recorded oral histories and visual culture analysis, the book examines how museum professionals including curators, conservators, designers and technicians shaped practices of acquisition, disposal, conservation, documentation, storage and display. Focusing on institutions ranging from national and regional museums to university and independent collections, it reveals how these practices intersected with global political change, disciplinary shifts in anthropology and art history, and the material pressures of imperial collections. The books distinctive contribution lies in its focus on museum labour and the everyday realities of curatorial work. It shows how post-war museum work trialled many practices now associated with progressive museum practice repatriation, collaborative exhibitions and open storage were practiced decades earlier than commonly assumed. Yet these efforts frequently reproduced colonial structures, revealing the complexities of institutional change and the risks that still haunt contemporary museum practice. Autorid: Claire Wintle

The macabre, interwoven histories of art and punishment in eighteenth-century London Over the course of the eighteenth century, the visual arts in Britain flourished as never before. The nation’s first art academies were founded; its first exhibitions of contemporary art were staged; and a vastly expanded public for the arts began to form. City of the Gallows argues that these developments were intimately linked to another, darker kind of art: the spectacle of capital punishment. Between 1680 and 1820, the number of crimes punishable by death under British law rose exponentially—from roughly fifty to over two hundred. At Tyburn, London’s main execution ground, dozens of people were hanged each year before thousands of spectators. In some cases, these brutal displays of state-sanctioned violence were extended through the infliction of additional penalties, such as gibbeting and dissection. Across four chapters, this generously illustrated volume uncovers the complex and often unexpected connections that emerged between eighteenth-century London’s sights and sites of punishment and its spaces of art making, instruction, and display. Drawing together a wide range of images, objects, and texts—from popular woodcuts and anatomical sculptures to philosophical essays and dictionaries of slang—it offers new readings of well-known works by William Hogarth, Johan Zoffany, and Joseph Wright of Derby and coaxes meaning from others that would seem—at first glance—to resist or defy traditional modes of critical analysis. In these ways, City of the Gallows seeks to challenge and expand the boundaries of art historical enquiry, both within the field of studies in British art, and beyond. Autorid: Meredith Gamer

How the UKs largest international airport remade a local landscape Aviationland is the first critical study to examine how a major international airport takes shape on the ground, and what that means for the landscape around it. Focused on Heathrow airport, it traces how the area has been formed and reformed by overlapping systems of architecture, infrastructure and enclosure, from the common land of Hounslow Heath in the eighteenth century to the global transport hub of the present day. The book explores the different forces that have shaped the airports environment: the remaking of landforms, the design of terminal buildings, and the surrounding sprawl of hotels, schools, factories, and business parks. At the same time, it shows how the Heathrow area has been moulded by wider shifts in energy, mobility, and the economy, and how the airport has in turn left a lasting mark on its surroundings, both materially and ecologically. Drawing on previously unpublished material, Aviationland includes close studies of key sites, as well as figures who shaped how we see the airport today, including Richard Rogers, Patrick Abercrombie, and J. G. Ballard. Bringing together architectural, landscape, and infrastructural histories that are seldom read in tandem, this volume makes the case for Heathrow as a distinctively modern landscape. The result is a nuanced account of how local places become entangled within global systems, and what happens when they do. Autorid: Mark Crinson

The first art-historical account of photography from Londons lesbian sex-radical scene Hurled Towards the Future explores how lesbian photographers in late 1980s and early 1990s London worked within a climate of resistance and possibility to imagineand createa queer future. Focusing on the work of Tessa Boffin and Del LaGrace Volcano, this book argues that, through their photography, these artists made a critical contribution to the reclamation of queer as both a political identification and an aesthetic practice. Challenging the idea that queer politics and aesthetics developed solely through activism around HIV/AIDS, Hurled Towards the Future offers an alternative account that locates this history in a Britain shaped by Section 28, the sex wars, and a series of debates around pornography and representation. While those disputes often sought to fix the meaning of lesbian and feminist, Boffin and Volcano moved in a different direction, and created work that used performance, parody, and fantasy to ask what if? of gender and sexualityreimagining these terms as open, fluid, and radically inclusive. The first art-historical study of Londons lesbian sex-radical scene, Hurled Towards the Future features its most iconic photographs and includes previously unpublished materials from Boffins archive. It also provides a new reading of Volcanos early practice, positioning both artists in relation to British photo theory and the tools it offered to challenge the idea of natural gender and sexuality. These threads are brought together though the books articulation of the subjunctivea mood at work in these artists photographs that insists on possibility, and on the political force of imagining otherwise. Autorid: Flora Dunster