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A Maritime Life Story: The ‘Venus’ Who Rose From The Waves

This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Maritime Life Story: The ‘Venus’ Who Rose From The Waves'. It was written by Christopher Williams. It was first published on 25 May 2023. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

Charles Wheeler, Modern Sculptor – The Garden Court Keystones at the Bank of England

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Charles Wheeler, Modern Sculptor – The Garden Court Keystones at the Bank of England'. It was written by Jake Bransgrove. It was first published on 5 November 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Jake looks at how architecture and sculpture cross over and the pressures faced during the creation of the Bank of England Garden Court Keystones by Charles Wheeler. (A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_(geometry)]pex of a masonry a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch]rch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a v [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_(architecture)]ault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to bear weight.) You can find the written version of this post and the photographs and collages created by Jake our blog https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/11/05/jake-bransgrove-charles-wheeler-modern-sculptor-the-garden-court-keystones-at-the-bank-of-england/ [https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/11/05/jake-bransgrove-charles-wheeler-modern-sculptor-the-garden-court-keystones-at-the-bank-of-england/]

Why Materiality Matters

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Why Materiality Matters'. It was written by Aayushi Gupta, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 24 August 2021. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Aayushi reflects on Tom Bilson's digitisation manifesto and the implications of this on archival projects. You can find the written version of this post and the photographs collected by Aayushi on our blog: https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/08/24/aayushi-gupta-why-materiality-matters/ [https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/08/24/aayushi-gupta-why-materiality-matters/]

Ghosts on the South Bank: a walking tour of the Festival of Britain

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Ghosts on the South Bank: a walking tour of the Festival of Britain'. It was written by Kitty Gurnos-Davies, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 15 October 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Kitty revisits the South Bank of London with her own medium-format camera, to recreate and reimagine the Festival of Britain which once stood at the site. She explains how the landscape has changed, and what has remained the same, over the last 80 years. You can find the written version of this post and the photographs and collages created by Kitty our blog https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/10/15/kitty-gurnos-davies-ghosts-on-the-south-bank-a-walking-tour-of-the-festival-of-britain/ [https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/10/15/kitty-gurnos-davies-ghosts-on-the-south-bank-a-walking-tour-of-the-festival-of-britain/]

Photographic Memories of Ravello, Italy

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Photographic Memories of Ravello, Italy'. It was written by Muny Morgan, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects digitisation project. It was first published on 27 September 2019. This audio version is read by Will Rodgers, who is also a digitisation volunteer. You can find the written version with the photographs of Ravello on our blog: https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/tag/ravello/ [https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/tag/ravello/]