Bücher der Reihe British Art and Visual Culture since 1750 New Readings

Nikolaus Pevsner was one of the most important and influential art historians of the twentieth century. He opened up new areas of enquiry in the history of art, revolutionising architectural studies in England and playing a key role in establishing the discipline of design history. Through his lectures and broadcasts, as well as the remarkable volumes in The Buildings of England series which made him a household name, he did much to encourage greater interest in, and understanding of, art and architecture among a wide public. This wide-ranging collection of essays, based on papers delivered at the conference held at Birkbeck in celebration of the centenary of Pevsner''s birth, offers the first sustained critical assessment of Pevsner''s achievements. With contributions by leading international scholars, the volume brings together a wealth of new material on Pevsner and his intellectual background, both in Germany in the late 1920s and 1930s and in England, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.

Investigates the transformations that religious painting underwent in mid-Victorian England. This book assesses the role Pre-Raphaelite work played in redefining painting for mid-Victorian audiences. It is useful to scholars and students in disciplines such as art history, literature, history and cultural studies.

A Shared Legacy: Essays on Irish and Scottish Art and Visual Culture brings together for the first time a unique selection of new research by leading Irish, Scottish, English and North American scholars to explore the varying ways in which the visual can operate within the context of two countries with related experiences of lost statehood yet retained nationhood. Covering a span of three centuries, this skilfully-crafted book takes the discussion of Irish and Scottish art beyond the often isolationist approach adopted in the past, dealing directly with issues of nationality in a wider context. The authors identify national concerns through a range of themes: race, class, union and assimilation or nationalism and internationalism and while many of the essays focus on paintings, sculpture, prints and watercolours, others consider a wider notion of visual culture by investigating photography, magic lantern slides and the home arts of embroidery and textiles.

Alfred Gilbert's "Aestheticism" presents the re-evaluation of the life and work of one of the most acclaimed sculptors of the late-Victorian period. This study challenges the customary assumption that Aestheticism was a literary, painterly or architectural phenomena. It presents over 80 illustrations, including photographs showing Gilbert's works.