Publications Listing
Publications Listing
The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC, by David W. Anthony (ed) with Jennifer Y Chi
The first comprehensive introduction to Old Europe’s cultural, technological, and artistic legacy, this superb volume features essays by leading archaeologists as well as breathtaking colour photographs documenting the objects, some illustrated here for the first time.
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.
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.
Stringed Instruments (p/b), by Jon Whiteley
The Ashmolean’s collection of European stringed instruments is not large but it is very famous. Several of the instruments in the Ashmolean are among the rarest and most beautiful of their kind and most are, in some way, exceptional. The collection was founded on a group of instruments which was given to the museum by the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons in 1939.
Stringed Instruments (h/b), by Jon Whiteley
The Ashmolean’s collection of European stringed instruments is not large but it is very famous. Several of the instruments in the Ashmolean are among the rarest and most beautiful of their kind and most are, in some way, exceptional. The collection was founded on a group of instruments which was given to the museum by the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons in 1939.
Michelangelo and Raphael Drawings (p/b), by Catherine Whistler
In this selection from the Ashmolean Museum's famous collection, Catherine Whistler examines the technique and purpose of these drawings, and what they tell us about the artists' interests, development and working methods.
Sir John Evans 1893-1908, by Arthur MacGregor (editor)
Antiquity, Commerce and Natural Science in the age of Darwin
The Alfred Jewel (p/b), by David A. Hinton
The Alfred Jewel is one of the greatest treasures of the University of Oxford. This handbook describes the Jewel and discusses the many questions it raises, not least whether it was made for King Alfred the Great (871-99).
The Alfred Jewel (h/b), by David A. Hinton
The Alfred Jewel is one of the greatest treasures of the University of Oxford. This handbook describes the Jewel and discusses the many questions it raises, not least whether it was made for King Alfred the Great (871-99).
Early Himalayan Art, by Amy Heller
This book focuses on the Ashmolean Museum's important collection of Buddhist metal sculptures and other works of religious art from the Himalayan regions of Tibet and Nepal.
Watches in the Ashmolean Museum (p/b), by David Thompson
The collection of watches in the Ashmolean came to the Museum largely as a result of three major bequests, including the Bentinck Hawkins collection in 1894, the bequest of J Francis Mallet in 1947 and the collection of Eric Bullivant in 1974, comprising 120 watches.
Watches in the Ashmolean Museum (h/b), by David Thompson
The collection of watches in the Ashmolean came to the Museum largely as a result of three major bequests, including the Bentinck Hawkins collection in 1894, the bequest of J Francis Mallet in 1947 and the collection of Eric Bullivant in 1974, comprising 120 watches.
Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean: Volume 6 - The Egyptian Dynasties, by Norman D Nichol
This volume contains nearly 1600 coins of the 9th-16th centuries from North Africa to Great Syria.
The Arundel and Pomfret Marbles (h/b), by Michael Vickers
This handbook tracks the eventful history of the Arundel and Pomfret Marbles before they came to rest in Oxford