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ADAMSON
Publishing Consultants
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Our responsibilities span all aspects of the publishing and manufacturing processes from manuscript and art brief to finished and delivered books.
Gateways of Development
for
Nexen Inc. (formerly Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd.)
and published
to mark the coming
onstream of a major oil field in the Yemen
The German Ambassador's Residence in London
for the
German Embassy, London
French eighteenth-century clocks and barometers in the Wallace
Collection
for the
Wallace Collection,
London
A Dance to the Music of Time
for
the
Wallace Collection,
London
Poussin before Rome 1594-1624
for
Richard Feigen, New York
The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture
for the
Wallace Collection, London
‘Hughes’s catalogue is a remarkable tour de force. It is replete
with information and will be a worthy companion on the shelves of specialists and enthusiasts of
the decorative arts to the outstanding three-volume catalogue of Sèvres porcelain in the
Wallace Collection by Rosalind Savill published in 1988. Its production is of the same high
standard and the sub-editing is impeccable.’ Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue in The Burlington Magazine
Hungarian Silver
for the Salgo
Education Trust, New York, and distributed by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
The Huguenot Legacy
for Rare Art Inc., New York
winner of the biennial award,
1997, from the American National
Huguenot Society for the ‘best work of scholarship ... dealing with any
aspect of the
Huguenot movement.’
‘Silver is notoriously difficult to reproduce convincingly and the lifelikeness of the illustrations, which truly ‘leap out of the page’, is a tribute to the photographers and production team alike.’ Arthur Grimwade in Huguenot Society Proceedings
The Middle Eastern
Environment
for the
British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and distributed
by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
‘... elegantly printed...’ Asian Affairs
The Photographic Atlas of the Stars
for
Institute of Physics Publishing
‘The book has been beautifully produced and
... the images are of exceptionally high quality.’ Physics World
‘... on ne peut que féliciter l'éditeur pour la qualité de la présentation de l'ensemble et
l'imprimeur pour le soin avec lequel cet ouvrage a été tiré et composé.’ Ciel et Terre
"... as far as possible, all of the photographs were taken under similar
viewing conditions. The results are reproduced to exceptionally high standards.’
Spaceflight
‘... this is one of this kind of book that everybody should have.’
The Science Book Board
Antike Fingerringe/Ancient Finger Rings
for the Archäologische Staatssammlung
(formerly the Prähistorische Staatssammlung München, Museum für Vor- und
Frühgeschichte) and for the Chilpéric Trust, Nassau
Vision of the East
for Partridge Fine Arts plc, London
French Eighteenth-Century Porcelain
at the Wadsworth Atheneum
for the
Wadsworth Atheneum and distributed outside North America by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
‘This splendidly produced scholarly catalogue ... is a major contribution to the subject and to our understanding of the collecting of French porcelain in the United States during the last century...’ Aileen Dawson in Apollo
‘... a mine of information for the specialist, and an attractive introduction to the subject for the general public, as well as a fascinating commentary on collections and collecting past and present." Howard Couttes in The Art Newspaper
‘... a full glossary of technical and descriptive terms, a comparative table of old and current names, a list of manuscript sources and a bibliography complete this remarkable volume which, thanks to its elegant layout and high-quality images, is as enjoyable to read as it is rich in information.’ Tamara Préaud in The Burlington Magazine
English Furniture and Works of Art, 2001
for Partridge Fine Arts plc, London
French & Continental Furniture and Works of Art, 2001
for Partridge Fine Arts plc, London
The German Ambassador's Residence in London
for the
German Embassy, London
Second, revised edition
British Pictures
for the
Maas Gallery, London
East Anglian Silver
published and distributed for the
Silver Society, London, by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
‘... a work of art in its own right.’ Ian Collins in Eastern Daily Press
Beyond the Maker’s Mark: Paul de Lamerie Silver in the Cahn Collection
published by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
Noble Households: Eighteenth-Century Inventories of Great English Houses
published by John Adamson Publishing Consultants
‘John Adamson in Cambridge has produced and printed a handsome volume ... The index demonstrates the value of inventories for an understanding of the furnished interior’. John Harris, The Art Newspaper
A Noble Feast: English Silver from the Jerome and Rita Gans Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
published by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in association with John Adamson Publishing Consultants
‘... a delightful catalog that uses the Gans collection to illustrate English eating and drinking mores from 1600 to 1900.’ Wendy Moonan in The New York Times
Rule Britannia: Art, Royalty & Power in the Age of Jamestown
published by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in association with John Adamson Publishing Consultants
Translation of books and articles from the French
Translations include:
The Louvre Collections
for the Réunion des Musées Nationaux and the Louvre (an anthology of 500 items from the Louvre)
De bronze, d'or et d'argent: Arts somptuaires de la Chine
for the Réunion des Musées Nationaux and the Musée Guimet (bilingual text throughout)
Musée des Arts Asiatiques Guimet
for the Réunion des Musées Nationaux and the Musée Guimet (English edition of introductory book to collection)
Hair: the long and the short of it
for L'Oréal and Editions Gallimard (translation of historical half of book and editing of all text for the English edition)
Skin: our living envelope
for L'Oréal and Editions Gallimard (translation and/or adaptation of articles for book and textual research as well as editing of English edition)
Confucius, or the Extraordinary Destiny of an Ordinary Man
for Orientations and the Musée Guimet (translation of article by Catherine Delacour on exhibition for the magazine)
The Musée de l’Orangerie
for Editions Gallimard (translation)
The Golden Age of Classical India: The Gupta Empire
for the Réunion des Musées Nationaux and the Musée Guimet/Grand Palais (translation of the French essays)
Web Site Creation
Projects include:
Christopher Hartop
for Christopher Hartop, independent art advisor
The Silver Society
for the London-based Silver Society (design of former web site only)
George W. Adamson: illustrator and humorist
for the George W. Adamson Archive
March 2007