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Highlights in this issue
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Computer art at the V&A
The arrival of the computer into both the creative process and the creative industries is perhaps one of the most culturally significant developments of the last century. The V&A has been collecting computer art since the 1960s. In recent times, it has acquired two significant collections of computer-generated art and design, which form the basis of the UK's national collection.
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News from the past: Oral history at the V&A
Drawing on a recording undertaken as part of the V&A Oral History project with former Deputy Keeper Barbara Morris, this paper explores oral history as a research methodology that contributes to the meaning and understanding of the V&A through the personal stories of its curators.
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Tales from the 'Coilte'
Production of white quilted furnishings existed in the Middle Ages throughout most of Europe and certainly in France. Refined work with story-telling motifs is associated principally with southern Italy, renowned examples being the two 14th century Tristan quilts in the V&A and in the National Museum of Bargello, Florence.
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Manchu horse-hoof shoes: Footwear and cultural identity
The Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the last empire in Chinese history, was ruled by the Manchus, a nomadic group that came from the north. Much of what we know today as Chinese material culture developed during this period.
Issue No. 2 Autumn 2009
- Editorial
- Computer art at the V&A
- News from the past: Oral history at the V&A
- Tales from the 'Coilte'
- Tea Parties at the Museum - The collector J H Fitzhenry and his relationship with the V&A
- Manchu horse-hoof shoes: Footwear and cultural identity
- A silver-gilt cup commemorating the coronation of James II and the culture of gifts and prerequisites in Stuart and Hanoverian coronations
- Filling a Gap: Recent acquisitions of turned wood at the V&A
- Review: The Children's Book by A S Byatt