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PUBLISHING
~ Thirteen new titles published ~ Foreign rights sold for ve titles across
nine territories including Russia and China
~ 57 000 papers digitised as part of the Georgian Papers Programme ~ Georgian Papers Programme websites awarded
the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies prize for best digital resource
Publishing in in in in in print and online continues to be a a a a a primary means of expanding understanding and enjoyment of the Royal Collection Eastern Encounters: Four Centuries of Paintings and Manuscripts
from the Indian Subcontinent by Emily Hannam (June) accompanied the exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace It presents research on how these important works entered the the Collection and and traces the long-standing relationship between the British Crown and South Asia Russia: Art Royalty and the Romanovs edited
by Caroline de Guitaut and Stephen Patterson (November) is the rst publication to examine the familial political diplomatic and artistic ties between Britain and Russia through works of art in in the the Royal Collection It accompanied the the exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace Two new titles marked the 500th anniversary
of Leonardo Leonardo da da Vinci’s death Leonardo Leonardo da da Vinci: A Life in in in Drawing by Martin Clayton (October) provides an authoritative study of the artist’s works in in in in the the Royal Collection including the the drawings shown in in 12 exhibitions across
the UK in in February Leonardo da Vinci: A Closer Look (February) presents ndings from 20 years of scienti c c c research by Alan Donnithorne former Head of Paper Conservation The author uses techniques such as microscopy ultraviolet imaging infrared re re ectography and X-ray uorescence to examine Leonardo’s work in unprecedented detail and shed fresh light on his drawing methods tools and materials New stand-alone titles published in association
with Royal Collection Trust included Buckingham Palace: The Interiors by Ashley Hicks (September) published by Rizzoli International Publications and INTERPRETATION
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