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The London Researches
(links to all the picture pages below, but please read the text first.)
In March / April 2007, I had the luck to be able
to travel to London and do some researches, during which I took almost 1,500 pictures.
The following pages are the result of those researches, and many of the pictures I took are
published on them. All the pictures have been scaled down by me to at least 50% of their original
size for traffic.- and space reasons. I still do have the originals, however, so if anyone should
have the need for hi-resoluted pictures - just email me, my address is given
at the bottom of each page.
Just a short note; I'm by far not claiming that my pictures show just
about *everything* the museums and other places listed below have to offer.
Instead I'd rather say that I have missed photographing a *lot* of things there (and probably
also missed seeing a lot of things there - those Museums are *huge*...!).
For example, the basement of the Museum of London was closed for renovations during the time of my
stay.
And the entire British Galleries 1800-until-today-section at the V&A was also closed when I visited
them (and would, of course, re-open two days after my departure from London...). The medieval
department also currently undergoes heavy re-decoration, so I couldn't see much of that, also.
Plus, I'm rather focused on clothing, textiles, furniture and jewelry, I'm not the least bit
interested in glass-, silver- and dishware items, nor am I too fond of Asian clothing and lifestyle.
What I do strongly suggest, however, is that you don't just look at my
pictures, but try everything to get to those museums yourself to see the items I photographed with
your own eyes.
It *does* make a difference, believe me.
British Museum
Lots of Egyptian, Grecian, Near- and far East and a bit of Celtic and European stuff, too.
Globe Theatre
In- and exterior and costume exhibit
Museum of London
Medieval-, renaissance- and Elizabethan clothing and accessories - oh, and some bits and pieces
of my "Phoenix gown" examination on a very own page...
Victoria and Albert museum
The marvelous interior if the V&A;
Cast courts, with extra page for
Beatrice D'Este's tomb;
Textiles and laces of various centuries, from Medieval
to early Victorian; Indian clothing at the V&A;
1920-modern clothing at V&A with an
extra page for Lady Diana's "Elvis" dress;
Edwardian clothing at V&A,
Victorian clothing at V&A,
Regency clothing at V&A, Rococo (subdivided in several
pages for
Women's clothing,
Men's and clerical
clothing,
Paintings and statues and
Interior);
Elizabethan lifestyle at the V&A;
Renaissance at the V&A
Madame Tussaud's
With extra pages for the Pirates wax figures, the
Six wives and Henry VIII as well as personae from
showbiz and, last not least,
history.
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