An examination of William Burges's Great Bookcase by Thistlewood, J

“…Through visual and technical examination, this article explores the work of William Burges a and other artists between 1859 and 1862 in completing the painted decoration of his 'Great Bookcase'. …”

Not acceptable to present taste: William Burges's great bookcase by Winterbottom, M

“…Designed by William Burges and painted by fourteen young artists between 1859 and 1863, the ‘Great Bookcase’ was recently displayed for the first time at the Ashmolean Museum. …”

Material characterisation of William Burges’ Great Bookcase within the disruption of a global pandemic by Ghigo, T, Bone, D, Howell, D, Domoney, K, Gironda, M, Beeby, A

“…<p>This contribution presents the results of a technical investigation on the pigments of William Burges&rsquo;&nbsp;<em>Great Bookcase</em>&nbsp;(1859&ndash;62), preserved at the Ashmolean Museum. …”

Reading the Colours of Victorian Interiors: The Poetic Home Revisited by Charlotte Ribeyrol

“…In this article I analyse a selection of these ‘colour grammars’ which aimed to channel and control the chromatic ‘chaos’ of modernity, before discussing a unique instance of a well-preserved and poetically colourful interior: the architect William Burges’s Tower House in London.…”
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