John Adamson (born 1949) is a British publisher, translator and writer. He specialises in illustrated books in the fine and decorative arts.

Biography

John Adamson was born in

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, the younger son of

George Worsley Adamson George Worsley Adamson, RE, MCSD (7 February 1913 – 5 March 2005) was a book illustrator, writer, and cartoonist, who held American and British dual citizenship from 1931. Early life Adamson was born in the Bronx, New York City. His parent ...

, illustrator and cartoonist and Mary Marguerita Renée (''née'' Diamond). After studying at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

and the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centu ...

, he joined

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press A university press is an academic publishing hou ...

in 1974. He held various functions within the marketing department of the Press: first as European sales representative (1975); then publicity manager (1977); becoming export sales director in 1980. During the period of his directorship, Cambridge University Press won for the first time the

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. While at Cambridge University Press he helped mount two exhibitions of humorous art in his spare time. For the first of these, "L’Humour Actuel franco-britannique. 200 dessins" ranco-British Humour Today: 200 drawings hosted by the Galerie M.L.R. Génot in the Marais, Paris in 1974, he "organized the British contribution", commissioning

Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...

to design the poster. The second exhibition "Famous British Cartoonists" was held the following year at the London Gallery, N.

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, Los Angeles, and featured only the cartoons of artists working in the British Isles. "Many artoonssuch as those by

George Adamson George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film ''B ...

almost leave the field of illustrations to become technically speaking fine art," wrote Betje Howell in her review of the show in the ''

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''. In 1987 he was appointed Head of Publications and Retailing at the National Portrait Gallery, London, where in the course of his five-year tenure he and his team were involved in the publication of exhibition catalogues and books ranging from ''

Franz Xaver Winterhalter Franz Xaver Winterhalter (20 April 1805 – 8 July 1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his flattering portraits of royalty and upper-class society in the mid-19th century. His name has become associated with fashionable court ...

'' to ''

T. E. Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918 ...

'', from ''The Raj'' to a pictorial volume on the NPG's permanent collection. In 1992 he set himself up as a publishing and picture-library consultant. He advised private collectors as well as museums such as the

Wallace Collection The Wallace Collection is a museum in London occupying Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along w ...

, providing them with a full editorial and production service. Soon, however, he began working as an independent publisher making available an ongoing range of illustrated books and catalogues for museums, dealers and private collectors under his own imprint, as well as translating books and exhibition catalogues on behalf of French publishers such as the Réunion des musées nationaux (RMN),

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...

, Éditions Diane de Selliers and Éditions Faton.

Honours

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(FSA). (3 March 2019)

Select bibliography

As publisher

* ''Great Irish Households: Inventories from the Long Eighteenth Century'', Tessa Murdoch (editor) * '' Margaret de Flahaut (1788–1867): A Scotswoman at the French Court'', Diana Scarisbrick * '' English Silver before the Civil War: The David Little Collection'', Timothy Schroder * ''Art in Industry: The Silver of

Paul Storr Paul Storr (baptised 28 October 1770 in London – 18 March 1844 in London) was an English goldsmith and silversmith working in the Neoclassical and other styles during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His works range from ...

'', Christopher Hartop * ''Koopmanrareart.com: Masterpieces in the Digital Age'', Koopman Rare Art with photographs by Karen Bengall * ''Gilt-edged Splendour: Masterpieces of Silver Gilt'', Koopman Rare Art with photographs by Guy Hills * ''A Handsome Cupboard of Plate: Early American Silver in the Cahn Collection'', Deborah Dependahl Waters with foreword by Kaywin Feldman. In association with

Minneapolis Institute of Arts The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United State ...

(MIA), Minneapolis, MA, exh. cat. * ''In Good Hands: 250 Years of Craftsmanship at

Swaine Adeney Brigg Swaine London, known previously as Swaine Adeney Brigg is one of the oldest names in luxury goods and has traded in London's St James's for over 270 years. The House remains one of the most celebrated and decorated makers and it is the ultimate de ...

'', Katherine Prior * ''

Regency A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...

Silver'', Koopman Rare Art with photographs by Guy Hills * ''Norfolk Summer: Making

The Go-Between ''The Go-Between'' is a novel by L. P. Hartley published in 1953. His best-known work, it has been adapted several times for stage and screen. The book gives a critical view of society at the end of the Victorian era through the eyes of a naïv ...

'', Christopher Hartop * ''

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

Silver'', Koopman Rare Art with photographs by Guy Hills * ''The Classical Ideal: English Silver, 1760–1840'', Christopher Hartop with foreword by

Tim Knox Timothy Aidan John Knox, (born 9 August 1962) is a British art historian and museum director. Since March 2018, he has been Director of the Royal Collection, the private art collection of the British Royal Family. The Royal Collection, held in ...

, exh. cat. * ''

Antique Woodworking Tools ''Antique Woodworking Tools: Their Craftsmanship from Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century'' is David Russell's account of the history of woodworking tools illustrated profusely with items from his extensive collection of British, continental ...

: Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century'',

David R. Russell David R. Russell (23 September 1935 – 21 March 2018) was a builder who for many years collected antique tool, antique woodworking tools. Career and collecting David Richard Russell was born at Burneside near Kendal in Westmorland (now part o ...

with foreword by David Linley and photographs by

James Austin James Austin may refer to: Sports * Jim Austin (baseball) (born 1963), former baseball pitcher * Jim Austin (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player * James Austin (judoka) (born 1983), English judoka * James Austin (American football) (19 ...

. In association with

Bernard J. Shapero Bernard John Shapero (born August 1963) is a British dealer in antiquarian rare books and works on paper, the founder of Shapero Rare Books of 106 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London. In 2005, '' Slate'' called him "London's most successful rare- ...

* ''The French Hospital in England: Its Huguenot History and Collections'', Tessa Murdoch and

Randolph Vigne James Randolph Vigne FSA (1928 – 19 June 2016) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was an influential member of the Liberal Party of South Africa, a founding member of the National Committee for Liberation, and the founder of the A ...

with foreword by

Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor (10 November 1927 – 10 August 2008) was a British nobleman. He was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor and Helena Olivia Adeane. He married, firstly, Anne Garden Seth-Smith, daugh ...

* ''Geometry and the Silversmith: The Domcha Collection'', Christopher Hartop with foreword by Jonathan Norton * '' Noble Households: Eighteenth-Century Inventories of Great English Houses. A tribute to

John Cornforth Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., (7 September 1917 – 8 December 2013) was an AustralianBritish chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, becoming the only Nobel la ...

'', edited by Tessa Murdoch, inventories transcribed by Candace Briggs and Laurie Lindey * ''Beyond the Maker's Mark:

Paul de Lamerie Paul de Lamerie (9 April 1688 – 1 August 1751) was a London-based silversmith. The Victoria and Albert Museum describes him as the "greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th century". He was being referred to as the ‘King’s silv ...

Silver in the Cahn Collection'', Ellenor Alcorn with foreword by Tessa Murdoch and preface by

Kaywin Feldman Kaywin Feldman is an American archeologist and director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Named in December 11, 2018, Feldman took over from Earl A. Powell III in March 2019. She is the National Gallery of Art's first woman ...

. In association with

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee. The museum is a privately funded nonprofit institution located in ...

, Memphis, TN, exh. cat. * ''The German Ambassador's Residence in London'', Regine Aldington with photographs by Fritz von der Schulenburg and

Marianne Majerus Marianne Majerus, born 1956 in Clervaux, Luxembourg, is one of Europe's leading specialist garden photographers. Biography After secondary education in Luxembourg, Majerus took a degree in English at the University of Essex and a degree in Econo ...

* ''Royal Goldsmiths: The Art of

Rundell & Bridge Rundell & Bridge were a London firm of jewellers and goldsmiths formed by Philip Rundell (1746–1827) and John Bridge (baptized 1755–1834). History When Edmond Walter Rundell, nephew of Philip Rundell, was admitted as a partner in 1804, the ...

1797–1843'', Christopher Hartop ''et al.'', with foreword by

HRH The Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...

, introduction by

Philippa Glanville Philippa Jane Glanville, OBE, FSA (born 16 August 1943), formerly chief curator of the metal, silver and jewellery department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is an English art historian who is an authority on silver and the history of dining. ...

; essays by Diana Scarisbrick, Charles Truman, David Watkin and Matthew Winterbottom, exh. cat. * ''East Anglian Silver: 1550–1750'', edited by Christopher Hartop with foreword by

Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers Robert Washington Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers, (8 June 1929 – 13 November 2012), styled Viscount Tamworth between 1937 and 1954, was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. H ...

, exh. cat.

As editor and producer for other publishers

* Arnold, H. J. P.; Paul Doherty and

Patrick Moore Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (; 4 March 1923 – 9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Moore was president of the Brit ...

. ''The Photographic Atlas of the Stars''. Bristol and Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing (1997) * Beresford, Richard. ''

A Dance to the Music of Time ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' is a 12-volume ''roman-fleuve'' by English writer Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in Eng ...

''. London: Wallace Collection (1995) * Chadour-Sampson, Beatriz. ''Antike Fingerringe/Ancient finger rings. Die Sammlung Alain Ollivier/The Alain Ollivier Collection'' Munich: Prähistorische Staatssammlung (now

Archäologische Staatssammlung The Bavarian State Archaeological Collection (german: Archäologische Staatssammlung, until 2000 known as the ''Prähistorische Staatssammlung'', State Prehistoric Collection) in Munich is the central museum of prehistory of the State of Bavaria, ...

) (1997) * Hartop, Christopher; and Ellenor Alcorn. ''British and Irish Silver in the

Fogg Art Museum The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

''. New Haven:

Yale University Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous. , Yale Universi ...

(2007) * Hartop, Christopher. ''The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver 1680–1760 from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection''. exh. cat. London: Thomas Heneage (1996) * Hartop, Christopher. ''Noble Feast: English Silver from the Jerome and Rita Gans Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts''. exh. cat. Richmond VA:

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, or VMFA, is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the su ...

in association with John Adamson (2007) * Hartop, Christopher. ''A Noble Pursuit: English Silver from the Rita Gans Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts''. exh. cat. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in association with John Adamson (2010) * Higgott, Suzanne. ''Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Glass & Limoges Painted Enamels''. London:

(2011) * Hughes, Peter.'' French Eighteenth-Century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection''. London: Wallace Collection (1994) * Hughes, Peter. ''Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Furniture'' (3 vols.). London: Wallace Collection (1996) (cloth); (paperback) * Kolba, Judit. ''Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgó Collection''. London: Thomas Heneage (1997) (cloth); (paperback) * Morton, Lucy, with foreword by John Partridge. ''Vision of the East''. London: Partridge Fine Arts (1999) * Ormond, Richard, and James Taylor. ''Rule Britannia! Art, Royalty & Power in the Age of Jamestown''. exh. cat. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in association with John Adamson (2008) * Prior, Katherine; and John Adamson. ''Maharajas' Jewels''. Paris: Éditions Assouline (2000) * Rawle, Tim. ''

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

'' (1st ed.). London:

Frances Lincoln Frances Elisabeth Rosemary Lincoln (20 March 1945 – 26 February 2001) was an English independent publisher of illustrated books. She published under her own name and the company went on to become Frances Lincoln Publishers. In 1995, Lincoln w ...

(2005) * Rawle, Tim (author and photographer), John Adamson (editor). ''

'' (new ed. with foreword by William Bortrick). Cambridge: Oxbridge Portfolio (2016), 204 pp. * Rawle, Tim (author), Tim Rawle and Louis Sinclair (photographers), John Adamson (editor). '' A Classical Adventure: The Architectural History of Downing College, Cambridge''. Cambridge: The Oxbridge Portfolio (2015), 200 pp. * Roth, Linda; and Claire Le Corbeiller. ''French Eighteenth-Century Porcelain at the Wadsworth Atheneum''. Hartford. Connecticut:

Wadsworth Atheneum The Wadsworth Atheneum is an art museum in Hartford, Connecticut. The Wadsworth is noted for its collections of European Baroque art, ancient Egyptian and Classical bronzes, French and American Impressionist paintings, Hudson River School lands ...

(2000) * Schroder, Timothy. ''Renaissance and Baroque Silver, Mounted Porcelain and Ruby Glass from the Zilkha Collection''. London: Paul Holberton Publishing (2012) * Thuillier, Jacques. ''

Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...

before Rome'', transl. by Christopher Allen. exh. cat. New York: Richard Feigen (1995)

As translator

* ''Schmuck, Kinetik, Objekte'' (Friedrich Becker), Stuttgart: Arnoldsche (1997) (Beatriz Chadour-Sampson's essay: "The finger rings of Friedrich Becker: towards a new vision", pp. 152–167) * ''The

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

Collections'', Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux (1999) * ''De bronze, d’or et d’argent: arts somptuaires de la Chine'' (Catherine Delacour), Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux for

Musée Guimet The Guimet Museum (full name in french: Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet; MNAAG; ) is an art museum located at 6, place d'Iéna in the XVIe arrondissement, 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Literally translated into English, its ful ...

(2001), exh. cat. (bilingual text throughout) * '' National Museum Arts asiatiques Guimet'', Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux (2001) * ''Gold of the Scythian Kings'': translation of ''Le Petit Journal des grandes expositions'', no. 332, for exhibition at the

Grand Palais The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées ( en, Great Palace of the Elysian Fields), commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arro ...

, 27 September – 31 December 2001 * ''Hair: The Long and the Short of It'', coll. «

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an editorial collection of illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in pocket format. The books are concise introductions to pa ...

» (nº 405), série Culture et société. Paris: Gallimard (2001) (with Heidi Ellison). Published on behalf of

L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It is the world's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field concentrating on hair color, sk ...

(original title: , by Marie-Christine Auzou & Sabine Melchior-Bonnet) * ''Skin: A Living Envelope'', coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 420), série Sciences et techniques. Paris: Gallimard (2002) (editing with Alexandra Keens; translating of essays). Published on behalf of

(original title: , by Claude Bouillon) * ''Les Choix d'

Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...

'', exh. cat. Paris:

Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation (French: ''Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson''), also known as Fondation HCB, is an art gallery and non-profit organisation in Paris that was established to preserve and show the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson an ...

(2003) (translation of

Robert Delpire Robert Delpire (24 January 1926 – 26 September 2017) was an art Publishing, publisher, Editing, editor, curator, film producer and graphic designer who lived and worked in Paris. He predominantly concerned himself with documentary photography, ...

's foreword) * "Confucius, or the Extraordinary Destiny of an Ordinary Man", ''Orientations'', vol. 34, no. 9, November 2003, pp. 47–51 (translation of magazine article by Catherine Delacour at time of Musée Guimet's exhibition on Confucius) * ''The

Musée de l'Orangerie The Musée de l'Orangerie ( en, Orangery Museum) is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries Garden next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The museum is most famous as the pe ...

'' (Pierre Georgel), Paris: Gallimard in association with Réunion des Musées nationaux, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard Hors série » (2006) (Gallimard); (RMN) * ''The Golden Age of Classical India: The Gupta Empire'', exh. cat.

, Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux (2007) (three French essays translated into English) * ''The Studio of

Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...

'', exh. cat.

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...

, Paris: Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti/Centre Pompidou (2007) (translation into English of Hélène Pinet's essay: "The Studio of Alberto Giacometti in the Photographer's Eye: Coming Full Circle", pp. 53–74) * ''A Taste for China: Paris 1730–1930'', exh. cat. Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Museum of Art The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong, located in Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. HKMoA has an art collection ...

(2008) (French essays translated into English) * ''Art of the Ganges delta: Masterpieces from Bangladeshi museums'', exh. cat. Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux (2008) * ''La Cathédrale de Reims'' (Auguste Rodin and Gérard Rondeau), published to coincide with Gérard Rondeau's exhibition ‘La cathédrale et son bestiaire’,

Palais du Tau The Palace of Tau (french: Palais du Tau) in Reims, France, was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims. It is associated with the kings of France, whose coronation of the French monarch, coronation was held in the nearby cathedral of Notre-Dame d ...

, exh. cat. Paris: Réunion des Musées nationaux (2011) (translation into English of Rodin's and Rondeau's essays) * '' Canticle of the Birds'' (

Attar Attar or Attoor ( ar, عطار, ) may refer to: People *Attar (name) *Fariduddin Attar, 12th-century Persian poet Places *Attar (Madhya Pradesh), the location of Attar railway station, Madhya Pradesh, India *Attar, Iran, a village in Razavi Kho ...

), Paris: Éditions Diane de Selliers (2013) (translation into English of Leili Anvar's Introduction; Attar's poem is published in Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis's unabridged verse translation from the Persian) * ''Fabulous Fabergé'', exh. cat. Dijon: Éditions Faton in association with the

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA; french: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, MBAM) is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space. The museum is located on the historic Golden Square ...

(2014) (translation into English of French texts) * ''Rodin: The Laboratory of Creation'', Hélène Maraud and Hélène Pinet, foreword by Catherine Chevillot, exh. cat. Dijon: Éditions Faton in association with the

Musée Rodin The Musée Rodin ( en, Rodin Museum) in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris, as ...

(2014) (translation from the French into English) * ''The Carracci Gallery: Its History and Restoration'', Elvira Cajano and Emanuela Settimi (eds.) Dijon: Éditions Faton (2015) (translation into English of French texts) * ''The new Musée de Pont-Aven: A treasure-house for Gauguin and the Pont-Aven School'', Estelle Guille des Buttes-Fresneau ''et al.'', exh. cat. Dijon: Éditions Faton in association with the Musée de Pont-Aven (2016, 2nd edition 2018) (translation from the French into English) * ''Lalique and the art of travel'', Véronique Brumm ''et al.'', exh. cat. Dijon: Éditions Faton in association with the Lalique Museum, Wingen-sur Moder, Alsace (2016) * ''

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

'', Paris: Éditions Diane de Selliers (forthcoming) (translation into English of Amina Okada's iconographic descriptions of the Indian miniatures)Éditions Diane de Selliers' Ramayana site
of John Adamson's official site.

, Jean-Sébastien Cluzel (ed.) Dijon: Éditions Faton, 2022

Articles published

* "Thorfinn the Puffin", illustrated by Sheridan Williams, ''

Puffin Post Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs t ...

'', vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 16–17 (Penguin) * "Les publications à la rescousse des musées au Royaume-Uni", ICOM France, Lettre du comité national français, no. 13, March 1993 (lecture given in Marseilles, 6 December 1991, at a colloquium entitled ''Publications, éditions, musées'', Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseilles, on the occasion of the Assemblée générale du Comité français de l'ICOM) * "Accounts Made Easy", review of Wendy McKenzie's book ''The Financial Times Guide to Using and Interpreting Company Accounts'', ''

African Business ''African Business'' is an African business magazine published by London-based IC Publications. The current editor is David Thomas. History and profile ''African Business'' was first published in January 1982. Anver Versi was the first editor of t ...

'', March 1996, no. 208, p. 36 * "Computer King", review of Bill Gates's book ''The Road Ahead'', ''

'', April 1996, no. 209, pp. 36–37 * "The Real Richard Branson", review of Tim Jackson's book ''Virgin King'', ''

'', May 1996, no. 210, pp. 40–41 * "Measurement in the French Idiom", ''

Salisbury Review ''The Salisbury Review'' is a quarterly British magazine of conservative thought. It was founded in 1982 by the Salisbury Group, who sought to articulate and further traditional intellectual conservative ideas. The ''Review'' was named after Rob ...

'', Spring 2004, vol. 22 No. 3, 2004, p. 2 (ifc) * "Dining with a Despot?" ''

'', Spring 2005, vol. 23 No. 3, 2005, pp. 33–35 * "American Tools Sold Abroad", ''Maine Antique Digest'', December 2012, p. 35-B * "Homecoming for Top American Tools Sold Abroad", ''Maine Antique Digest'', August 2013, p. 74-C * "Under the hammer: Antique woodworking tools: the missing link", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 210, October 2013, pp. 60–61 * "Under the hammer: Fine tools by the chest load", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 213, Winter 2013, pp. 46–47 * "More American Tools Sold Abroad", '' Maine Antique Digest'', January 2014, p. 18-B * "A tool to sell tools – the gavel strikes home", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 220, July 2014, pp. 44–45 * "American tools ply the Atlantic", ''Maine Antique Digest'', July 2014, p. 39-C * "The great plane-makers: The history behind T. Norris & Son", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 221, August 2014, pp. 58–62 * "The great tool-makers: The history behind the

Holtzapffel The Holtzapffel dynasty of tool and lathe makers was founded in Long Acre, London by a Strasbourg-born turner, Jean-Jacques Holtzapffel, in 1794. The firm specialized in lathes for ornamental turning but also made a name for its high-quality edge ...

dynasty", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 222, September 2014, pp. 58–62 * "Two great Scottish tool-makers: Alexander Mathieson & Son(s) and

Spiers Spiers is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Spiers (1807–1869), English lexicographer *Bob Spiers (1945–2008), British television director *Cyril Spiers (1902–1967), former English professional football ...

of Ayr", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 223, October 2014, pp. 58–62 * "The insatiable in full pursuit of the collectable", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 227, January 2015, pp. 58–60 * "Planes and the Plain-speaking American", ''Maine Antique Digest'', January 2015, p. 35-B * " Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum – Japan", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 234, August 2015, pp. 16–20 * "Precision engineering meets craftsmanship", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 235, September 2015, pp. 56–58 * "Plain dealing", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 241, February 2016, pp. 67–69 * "Under the hammer: bench-marks of quality", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 246, July 2016, pp. 50–52 * "Twice upon a time: reviving the vintage hand tool", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 252, Winter 2016, pp. 52–54 * "Vintage tools: gathering ideas for a collection", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 257, May 2017, pp. 58–61 * "

Edward Preston Edward Preston (17 February 1831 – 17 January 1890) was a lawyer and judge originally from England who served in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Early life Edward Preston was born 17 February 1831 in London, England. In 1852 he sailed to Melbourne, Au ...

", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 258, June 2017, pp. 58–61 * "

Spokeshave A spokeshave is a hand tool used to shape and smooth woods in woodworking jobs such as making cart wheel spokes, chair legs, paddles, bows, and arrows. The tool consists of a blade fixed into the body of the tool, which has a handle for each han ...

s: planing without a straight face", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 260, August 2017, pp. 54–57 * "The Ultimatum

brace Brace(s) or bracing may refer to: Medical * Orthopaedic brace, a device used to restrict or assist body movement ** Back brace, a device limiting motion of the spine *** Milwaukee brace, a kind of back brace used in the treatment of spinal cur ...

: a feat of engineering", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 264, December 2017, pp. 52–55 * " Gimlets galore!", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 265, Winter 2017, pp. 50–53 * "David Stanley Sale", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 266, January 2018, pp. 56–58 * "The plane and the ornate: the making of a European tradition", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 267, February 2018, pp. 52–56 * "The making of the mitre plane", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 270, May 2018, pp. 44–9 * "'There's magic in the web': auctioning woodworking tools in the digital age", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 272, July 2018, pp. 58–60 * "The collector's guide to bow saws", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 274, September 2018, pp. 58–60 * "Rooting out router planes", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 277, December 2018, pp. 56–60 * "A symphony in three movements: selling tools at a David Stanley auction", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 279, January 2019, pp. 47–49 * "Keeping within compass: a history of dividers", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 281, March 2019, pp. 56–60 * "Happy recurrences – cyclical sales at a David Stanley auction", ''Furniture & Cabinetmaking'', issue 283, May 2019, pp. 56–60

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