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  • Bianca Madden | Eighteenth-Century Carved and Gilded Panelling

Eighteenth-Century Carved and Gilded Panelling

November 27th, 2024|Comments Off on Eighteenth-Century Carved and Gilded Panelling

These beautiful eighteenth-century carved and gilded panels from Ditchely Park in Oxfordshire had been moved in the 1950s from their original location to the then newly created Lecture Theatre at the house.  At that time [...]

  • Bianca Madden | 20th Century Paintings, Balliol College, Oxford

20th Century Paintings, Balliol College, Oxford

July 22nd, 2024|Comments Off on 20th Century Paintings, Balliol College, Oxford

The Gilbert Spencer paintings at Holywell Manor, Balliol College, Oxford depict the Foundation legend of Balliol. They were painted between 1934 and 1936 when Spencer was a student at the college. The paintings cover all [...]

  • Bianca Madden | Conservation Laser Cleaning in Cairo's City of the Dead

Conservation Laser Cleaning in Cairo’s City of the Dead

July 21st, 2024|Comments Off on Conservation Laser Cleaning in Cairo’s City of the Dead

The shrine of Ikhwat Yusuf (AD 1125-50) is a rare Fatimid mausoleum located in Cairo’s City of the Dead. It is one of Egypt’s very few surviving Fatimid buildings to contain a decorated and carved [...]

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