大英博物馆 世界上第一座国家博物馆

<正>世界上第一座国家博物馆大英博物馆,从不为人关注到成为英国的国家文化载体、大众的文化空间,在这一历程中如何发挥国家在文化载体、民族文化建构上的主导作用,以及实现国家与民众之间的互动,相信会给中国的文化建设以一定的启示。     

On-line computing and radiocarbon dating at the British Museum

This paper describes the way in which the Hewlett Packard 2100A computer installed at the British Museum Research Laboratory is used by the Radiocarbon Dating Unit. A system of programmes and files has been developed to register sample count rates, calculate age estimates and monitor the performance of the counting equipment. The system was designed to be simple and convenient to use and has fulfilled our expectations.     

以瓷为媒的中西文化交流

瓷之韵——大英博物馆、英国国立维多利亚与艾伯特博物馆藏瓷器精品展展览的策划和筹备历时一年多,经过双方策展人的多次讨论,才形成最终的展览内容。大英博物馆和维多利亚与艾伯特博物馆的策展人为此挑选了148件套的精彩展品,为中国观众讲述明清时期中,     

Nouvelles antiquités qatabanites du British Museum

Thirty-five inscribed fragments in Qatabanian, probably from Timna' and currently held in the British Museum, are published here.     

On the Additions to the Collection of National Antiquities in the British Museum

The evidence for prehistoric occupation in the area of the modern City of London is re-assessed. Two myths surrounding the city's prehistory are examined: a literary myth of a glorious Trojan past and a modern archaeological myth of the absence of prehistory. Having drawn a ‘traditional’ distribution map of prehistoric artefacts, the authors attempted to improve its reliability by quantifying the impact of Roman groundworks on the surviving prehistoric deposits. Topographic models of the area in prehistory and in the Roman period were drawn, and the methodology of the interpolation is discussed. The relative value of in situ, residual and stray finds are considered in the light of this new information. While there is good evidence for Late Bronze Age occupation in the City, the evidence for Neolithic activity is considered to be heavily skewed by Roman activity. The data are used to suggest areas of the City where there is particularly good potential for the survival of prehistoric deposits. The City provides a case study for analysing prehistoric material in a ‘difficult’, deeply stratified, urban context more associated with Roman and medieval archaeology.     

大英博物馆中国文物翻译的几点思考

在游学英国的日子里,参观了大英博物馆.对大英博物馆陈列的中国文物藏品的翻译,有一些思考和看法.     

商代螺钿漆器浅说--从加拿大皇家安大略博物馆藏"蚌片兽面"谈起

李学勤先生在《洛阳林校车马坑的启示》一文中,谈到现收藏于加拿大皇家安大略博物馆的两件“蚌片兽面”,认为它们与洛阳林校车马坑出土的瓷瓮漆盖上的蚌片性质相同,“很可能也是类似的漆盖上的装饰”,“它们的年代也应该相差不远”①。就笔者所知,这类蚌片兽面在安阳殷墟和其他商代遗址以往的发掘中多有发现。而且,皇家安大略博物馆的这两件,也是出自殷墟。现根据所掌握的资料,草成此文,以作为李学勤先生文章的补充。一 李学勤先生提到的这两件蚌片兽面,发表于怀履光《骨的文化》一书。李先生的文章中已经对这本书作了简单介绍。…     

Anthropology and the British Museum: A conversation with John Mack

John Mack is Keeper of Ethnography at the British Museum, and until recently was also Senior Keeper. He curated The Museum of the Mind: Art and Memory in World Cultures as part of the British Museum's 250th anniversary programme. Major changes have taken place at the museum, including the return of the Museum of Mankind to the British Museum's Bloomsbury site. This site will by next year also house the Anthropology Library, one of the largest anthropology libraries in the world, the holdings of which were greatly enhanced by the gift of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) Library to the British Museum Ethnography Department Library in 1976. John Mack can be contacted at J.Mack@british-museum.ac.uk .     

物华天宝——南京博物院艺术陈列馆巡礼

１９９９年９月２６日,新落成的南京博物院艺术陈列馆正式对外开放。南博艺术陈列馆位于历史陈列馆南侧,为仿辽式琉璃瓦大屋顶建筑形式,建筑面积１７０００平方米,是一座特色鲜明,现代化程度较高的艺术陈列馆。独具特色的陈列艺术艺术陈列馆落成之际隆重推出的大型艺术专题陈列,有琳琅满目的明清瓷器陈列,古朴精美的青铜器陈列,绚丽多彩的江南织绣陈列,形象生动的陶艺陈列,美合美英的漆艺陈列,玲珑剔透的玉器陈列,精品荟萃的书画陈列,雅俗共赏的民俗美术陈列等,还特设陈之佛艺术专馆。一个个各显风采的展厅,勾画出南博艺术专…     

英藏敦煌写本《孔子家语》的初步研究

敦煌写本《孔子家语》的“十”卷并非“七”卷之误,它说明早期《孔子家语》的分卷与方法与今本不同,很可能就是二十一卷。但就文字、内容及注文来看,敦煌写本与今本基本相同,差别并不大,这说明《孔子家语》在唐以后的流传形态是基本稳定的,并不存在结构性创伤,所谓“唐本”与“宋本”的区分并没有多少实际意义。