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Our first speaker is Dora Thornton
我們的第一位演講嘉賓是朵拉·桑頓
curator of renaissance collections and of the Waterston Quest
她是文藝復興時期收藏品的管理者
Department of Pre-history and Europe
和大英博物館史前歐洲部門
at the British Museum Waterston Quest
的館長
Dora's arrival on the scene of the set of this exhibition
朵拉光臨本次展覽的場面
was like a bolt of lightning
就像是一道晴天霹靂
She galvanized us into looking more closely at
她鼓勵我們要更細致地觀察
the Metropolitan's collection of ceramics, glassware and jewelry
大都會的瓷器 玻璃器皿 珠寶的藏品
adding to the already notable group of
這些藏品將加入到該美術館中
objects from this museum
早已聲名遠揚的展品之中
that forms the core of the exhibition, ultimately some 64 pieces
這些展品是該展覽的核心部分 共有64件
from 9 curatorial departments
來自9個館長部門
I think it's safe to say that
我認為可以肯定地說
Dora is passionately interested in identifying
朵拉是一位對辨識和理解
and understanding everything
任何文藝復興時期的
that a Renaissance man or woman
男士或女士手中
might have held in his or her hand
所持有的物品極為有興趣
and kept as a private possession
并且作為私有財產一樣進行保護
From Tudor dress hooks through
從都鐸式禮服的掛扣
Pope Leo X's majestic commissioned maiolica
到教皇里歐十世所經手的馬爵利卡陶瓷
Her work first came to my attention
她的作品首先吸引我注意力的
with her brilliant books
是她頗具文采的書籍
"the scholar in his study
1997年出版了《他的書房中的學者
ownership and experience in renaissance Italy" of 1997
意大利文藝復興時期的所有權和經歷》
and then co-authored with Luke Syson
然后是她與魯克·塞森合作
who also contributed to our catalogue
后者也對我們的畫冊具有一定的貢獻
"objects of virtue art in renaissance Italy"
現在我們正熱切地等待收藏于大英博物館的
We're now eagerly awaiting Italian Renaissance Ceramics
《意大利文藝復興時期的藝術 物品的美德》
a collection of the British Museum's
有關意大利文藝復興時期的瓷器
a catalogue of the British museum
大英博物館的畫冊
which she has co-authored with
是由她和蒂莫西·威爾森合著的
Timothy Wilson which will appear in February 2009
將于2009年2月發行
Today she will speak to us
今天她將為我們講解
on the imagery of love and marriage
意大利文藝復興時期的瓷器上刻畫的
on Italian Renaissance Ceramics
愛情和婚姻的圖像中所蘊含的意思
Please welcome Dora Thornton
現在讓我們歡迎朵拉·桑頓
