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Stars

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  • Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Engraving by S. Scafa.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.
  • Astronomy: a star map of the night sky. Coloured engraving by G. Zuliani after Castellan, with lettering by G. Pitteri, 1777.
  • Astronomy: a diagram showing how to determine longitude. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1851, after himself.
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Catalogue

    • Archives and manuscripts

    A multicoloured star with a face at its centre

    Gurr, Graham, active approximately 1976-1984 | Date: 24 September 1982 | Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/61/24
    Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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    Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.

    | Reference: 25036i
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    A naked man lies with his eyes closed with one foot touching a lit candle held by a golden cupid; he lies on his side floating above an array of gold gift-wrapped presents among other items with one arm raised towards a glowing gold star with a gold cloud bearing a cupid, a personified gold moon and a falling teddy bear; includes the message in Italian: 'excluded because of AIDS'; one of a series of posters by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz/Aide Suisse contre le SIDA/Aiuto AIDS Svizerro. Colour lithograph by Etienne Francey and Daniel Ammann.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 675045i
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    The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713. | Reference: 24059i
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    "A face torn in half by effort"

    Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990 | Date: February 1967 | Reference: 2901302i / 2901303i
    Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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