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The National Trust Catalogues Over 150,000 Historical Books Online
A catalogue of over 155,000 historic books from 160 National Trust properties can now be viewed online for the first time. From spectacular 17th century atlases at Dunham Massey in Cheshire to a rare library of miniature books for children at A La Ronde in Devon, the catalogue provides instant access to information for scholars and members of the public alike.The catalogue now makes it possible to see not only what books are in the Trust's collections, but where each book came from, how it is bound, who it belonged ...... Read More
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New Research Reveals Missing Constable Viewpoint
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The exact spot where the landscape artist John Constable painted The Stour Valley and Dedham Village [1] has been identified for the first time in almost 200 years.
Since it was painted in 1814-15, gradual changes to field boundaries meant that the exact location of the viewpoint that inspired Constable was difficult to identify, making it one of only a handful of Constable’s landscapes still to find.
However, new research by the National Trust, which owns and looks after much of the countryside surrounding the village of Dedham on ...... Read More
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