WASHINGTON, DC.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today issued the following statement on the passing of George M. White, FAIA, who served as the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) from 1971 until 1995. The statement should be attributed to AIA …
Sotheby’s to Offer the Rochefoucauld Grail: Witness of the Legend of King Arthur
LONDON.- It is the greatest romance of chivalry produced in the Middle Ages, and its themes of friendship, treachery, ambition, achievement and star-crossed tragic lovers form the foundations of much of our modern literature. The stories of the quest f…
Sotheby’s to Offer the Rochefoucauld Grail: Principal Witness of the Legend of King Arthur
LONDON.- It is the greatest romance of chivalry produced in the Middle Ages, and its themes of friendship, treachery, ambition, achievement and star-crossed tragic lovers form the foundations of much of our modern literature. The stories of the quest f…
Rare Communion Silver Bought for Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM.- A rare collection of communion silver – with some pieces dating back over 500 years – has just been bought for Birmingham with the help of a £27,000 grant from the Art Fund. The collection consists of a rare pre-Reformation silver parcel-…