CHAMBERLAIN, Dr H David Research Collection
Published:
06 November 2017
Contains a single series of research material donated by Dr H. David Chamberlain. Over several years Dr H.D. Chamberlain has made a series of donations of prints, and books containing prints, to the Architecture Museum. The total holding of this collection is over 4000 prints and over 100 books. While the focus of this collection is architecture, it is diverse, and it is also significant as a resource of British and European history and art of the 18th and 19th (and to a lesser extent 17th and 20th) centuries. The main counties of origin are Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Flanders and Holland.
The historical aspects of the collection are obvious, but are even more pertinent because a large proportion of the prints show human activity as well as buildings. A few series depict events. Most of the main methods of print-making are well-represented: engravings (copper and steel), etchings, aquatints, lithographs, and chromo-lithographs. Fine early photographic reproduction is also present. Most of the prints are in good condition, including some with added water-colouring and the quality of engraving in some architectural prints is exceptionally fine. Some series may be considered more as art than of architecture, such as many of the British “picturesque” scenes of the 1780-1850s. Yet other 19th century prints, though architectural, have an expressive quality.
*Please note this collection is still being accessioned.
Data and resources
Other resources collected by the researchers may be available subject to researcher approval. Please contact one of the research collaborators below.
Period covered by the dataset
Start date: |
01 Jan 1625
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End date: |
31 Dec 1973
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Access rights
All material held at the UniSA Architecture Museum is subject to copyright protection. Please contact the Architecture Museum staff for more information.
Collection is accessible to researchers and general public. Please make an appointment with the Architecture Museum to arrange access.
Data citation
Chamberlain, H 2017, CHAMBERLAIN, Dr H David Research Collection, University of South Australia, viewed 11 December 2024, retrieved from <https://researchoutputs.unisa.edu.au/11541.1/f174386912eb4d21b91449cb4045c07a>.