November 2013
This catalogue contains over 3,000 full colour images within 448 pages. The dimensions are 29.5 x 23.5 cm and the catalogues typically weigh between 1.8 - 2.8 kg.
Greater Manchester Volume I contains over 3,000 oil paintings from 26 public collections in Central Manchester. The largest collection is that of Manchester City Galleries, with over 2,000 oil paintings, best known for its important, representative collection of work by nineteenth-century British artists, particularly the Pre-Raphaelites. This volume is the first of our three catalogues covering the Greater Manchester area.
Collections included
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chetham's Library; Greater Manchester County Record Office; Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum; Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester; Manchester City Galleries; Manchester Jewish Museum; Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections; Manchester Metropolitan University, Arts for Health Archive; Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design; Manchester Metropolitan University, Ormond Building; Manchester Town Hall; Museum of Science and Industry; National Football Museum; People's History Museum; Royal Northern College of Music; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; The Portico Library and Gallery; The University of Manchester; Victoria Baths Trust; Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; Withington Community Hospital