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Dr Alex Buchanan
BA (hons), MSc, PhD, Dip. Arch & RM, FSA

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2024

2023

‘Material evidences surviving in the form of writing'

Buchanan, A. (2023). ‘Material evidences surviving in the form of writing'. In The Materiality of the Archive (pp. 15-32). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429262487-3

DOI
10.4324/9780429262487-3
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2022

Tracing the Past: A Digital Analysis of the Choir Vaults at Wells Cathedral and Ottery Saint Mary

Hillson, J., Buchanan, A., & Webb, N. (2022). Tracing the Past: A Digital Analysis of the Choir Vaults at Wells Cathedral and Ottery Saint Mary. In The Analysis of Gothic Architecture (pp. 212-237). BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004529335_014

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10.1163/9789004529335_014
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Robert Willis on Cambridge

Buchanan, A. (2022). Robert Willis on Cambridge. In Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in Cambridge (pp. 329-350). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003244981-15

DOI
10.4324/9781003244981-15
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2021

Digital Analysis of Vaults in English Medieval Architecture

Buchanan, A., Hillson, J., & Webb, N. (n.d.). Digital Analysis of Vaults in English Medieval Architecture. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351011297

DOI
10.4324/9781351011297
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Investigating forms and formwork in the nave aisles at Tewkesbury Abbey

Hillson, J., Buchanan, A., & Webb, N. (2021). Investigating forms and formwork in the nave aisles at Tewkesbury Abbey. In History of Construction Cultures (pp. 32-38). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003173434-108

DOI
10.1201/9781003173434-108
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2020

An entente cordiale? The anglo-french historiography of the domical vaults of Anjou

Buchanan, A. (2020). An entente cordiale? The anglo-french historiography of the domical vaults of Anjou. In Anjou: Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology (pp. 168-179).

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Documentation and Analysis of a Medieval Tracing Floor Using Photogrammetry, Reflectance Transformation Imaging and Laser Scanning

Webb, N., Hillson, J., Peterson, J. R., Buchanan, A., & Duffy, S. (2020). Documentation and Analysis of a Medieval Tracing Floor Using Photogrammetry, Reflectance Transformation Imaging and Laser Scanning. In ECAADE 2020: ANTHROPOLOGIC - ARCHITECTURE AND FABRICATION IN THE COGNITIVE AGE, VOL 2 (pp. 209-218). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

2019

Digitally aided analysis of medieval vaults in an English cathedral, using generative design tools

Webb, N., & Buchanan, A. (2019). Digitally aided analysis of medieval vaults in an English cathedral, using generative design tools. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 17(3), 241-259. doi:10.1177/1478077119866126

DOI
10.1177/1478077119866126
Journal article

Attempting to Discriminate: Thomas Rickman's Readers

Buchanan, A. C. (2019). Attempting to Discriminate: Thomas Rickman's Readers. In M. Aldrich, & A. Buchanan (Eds.), Thomas Rickman and the Victorians (Vol. 7). London: Victorian Society. Retrieved from https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/

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Archives principles and practices

Buchanan, A. (2019). Archives principles and practices. Archives and Records, 40(1), 116-118. doi:10.1080/23257962.2019.1567312

DOI
10.1080/23257962.2019.1567312
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Review of Archives Principles and Practices (2nd edn) by Laura Millar

Buchanan, A. (2019). Review of Archives Principles and Practices (2nd edn) by Laura Millar. Archives and Records, 40(1), 116-118.

Book Review

Thomas Rickman and the Victorians

Aldrich, M. B., & Buchanan, A. (2019). Thomas Rickman and the Victorians.

Book

2018

Tracing the Past: a digital analysis of the Lady Chapel vaults at Ely cathedral

Webb, N., & Buchanan, A. (2018). Tracing the Past: a digital analysis of the Lady Chapel vaults at Ely cathedral. In 2018 3RD DIGITAL HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (DIGITALHERITAGE) HELD JOINTLY WITH 2018 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL SYSTEMS & MULTIMEDIA (VSMM 2018) (pp. 528-531). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

2017

Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at CANTERBURY

Bovey, A. (n.d.). Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at CANTERBURY. In A. Bovey (Ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315091273

DOI
10.4324/9781315091273
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2016

Review of Stirrings in the archives: order from disorder by Wolfgang Ernst

Buchanan, A. (2016). Review of Stirrings in the archives: order from disorder by Wolfgang Ernst. Archives and Records, 37(2), 262-264.

Book Review

Robert Willis Science, Tecnhology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century : Proceedings of the International Symposium Held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16 Th.-17th. September 2016

Buchanan, A. (2016). Robert Willis Science, Tecnhology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century : Proceedings of the International Symposium Held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16 Th.-17th. September 2016.

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2015

Review of Les ego-archives: traces documentaries et recherché du soi by Patrice Marcilloux

Buchanan, A. (2015). Review of Les ego-archives: traces documentaries et recherché du soi by Patrice Marcilloux. Archives and Records, 36(2), 243-245.

Book Review

2014

"All for information": John Ruskin and architectural archaeology

Buchanan, A. (2014). "All for information": John Ruskin and architectural archaeology. Quintana, 13(13), 35-61.

Journal article

Texto orixinal all for information': John Ruskin and architectural archaeology

Buchanan, A. (2014). Texto orixinal all for information': John Ruskin and architectural archaeology. Quintana, 13(13), 61-78.

Journal article

2013

John Bilson and Anglo-Norman Architectural Studies

Buchanan, A. C. (2013). John Bilson and Anglo-Norman Architectural Studies. In Unknown Book (Vol. 35, pp. 95-117). Woodbridge: Boydell.

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Memories of Mr Seel's Garden, Project report

Bastian, M., Buchanan, A., Downie, F., Hale, A., Moore, N., & Speed, C. (2013). Memories of Mr Seel's Garden, Project report. London: AHRC. Retrieved from http://www.mrseelsgarden.org/

Report

Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural History

Buchanan, A. C. (2013). Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural History. P. Zutschi (Ed.), Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer.

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2012

Cardiff and Miller's Road Trip (2004): Between archive and fiction

Buchanan, A. (2012). Cardiff and Miller's Road Trip (2004): Between archive and fiction. Archivaria, 73, 19-41.

Journal article

EDITORIAL

Buchanan, A., & Bunn, J. (2012). EDITORIAL. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 33(2), 129-133. doi:10.1080/00379816.2012.722546

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10.1080/00379816.2012.722546
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Archives: Principles and Practices

Buchanan, A. (2012). Archives: Principles and Practices. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 33(2), 207-209. doi:10.1080/00379816.2012.722529

DOI
10.1080/00379816.2012.722529
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The Currency of Art. A Collaboration Between the Baring Archive and the Graduate School of CCW, Bright3

Buchanan, A. (2012). The Currency of Art. A Collaboration Between the Baring Archive and the Graduate School of CCW, Bright3. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 33(2), 224-226. doi:10.1080/00379816.2012.722536

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10.1080/00379816.2012.722536
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<i>Building a Monument: Willis, Clark and</i> The Architectural History of the University of Cambridge

Buchanan, A. (2012). <i>Building a Monument: Willis, Clark and</i> The Architectural History of the University of Cambridge. Architectural History, 55, 145-172. doi:10.1017/s0066622x00000083

DOI
10.1017/s0066622x00000083
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2011

Editorial

Buchanan, A., Shepherd, E., & Williams, C. (2011). Editorial. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 32(2), 169-171. doi:10.1080/00379816.2011.619686

DOI
10.1080/00379816.2011.619686
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2010

Editorial

Buchanan, A., Shepherd, E., & Williams, C. (2010). Editorial. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 31(2), 83-85. doi:10.1080/00379816.2010.506765

DOI
10.1080/00379816.2010.506765
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Strangely Unfamiliar: Ideas of the Archive from outside the Discipline

Buchanan, A. (2010). Strangely Unfamiliar: Ideas of the Archive from outside the Discipline. In J. Hill, & G. Yeo (Eds.), The Future of Archives and Recordkeeping (pp. 37-61). London: Facet.

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Too Much to Know. Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age

Blair, A. M. (2010). Too Much to Know. Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age. Unknown Journal, unpaginated. Retrieved from http://www.northernrenaissance.org/

Journal article

2009

Editorial

Editorial (2009). Journal of the Society of Archivists, 30(1), 1-2. doi:10.1080/00379810903278997

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10.1080/00379810903278997
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Viollet-le-Duc

Buchanan, A. (2009). Viollet-le-Duc. Country Life, unknown.

Journal article

2008

Blackmarket for Useful Knowledge and Non-Knowledge, no. 11: On WASTE: The Disappearance and Comeback of Things & Values

The Mobile Academy Berlin. (2008). Blackmarket for Useful Knowledge and Non-Knowledge, no. 11: On WASTE: The Disappearance and Comeback of Things & Values [Public Performance]. Retrieved from http://www.mobileacademy-berlin.com/englisch/2008/s_liverpool.html

Performance

Medievalism

Alexander, M. (2008). Medievalism. Unknown Journal, 21(1), 109-112.

Journal article

Perceptions of British Medieval Art

Buchanan, A. (2008). Perceptions of British Medieval Art. In T. Ayers, & D. Bindman (Eds.), British Medieval Art (Vol. 1, pp. 246-259). London and New Haven: Tate Gallery and Yale University Press.

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2007

'Show and tell.: Late medieval art and the cultures of display'

Buchanan, A. (2007). 'Show and tell.: Late medieval art and the cultures of display'. In R. Marks (Ed.), Unknown Book (pp. 124-137). London: Shaun Tyas in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Wyatt "The Destroyer": A Vandal at Salisbury Cathedral?

Buchanan, A. (2007). Wyatt "The Destroyer": A Vandal at Salisbury Cathedral?. In R. Clay, & S. Boldrick (Eds.), Iconoclasm: Contested Objects, Contested Terms (pp. 123-143). London: Ashgate.

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2006

Der mittelalterliche Kreuzgang: The Medieval Cloister: Le cloître au Moyen Âge: Architektur, Funktion, und Programm.

Klein, P. K. (2006). Der mittelalterliche Kreuzgang: The Medieval Cloister: Le cloître au Moyen Âge: Architektur, Funktion, und Programm.. Unknown Journal, 269-270.

Journal article

St. Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London, 604-2004

Keene, D., & Saint, A. (2006). St. Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London, 604-2004. Unknown Journal, 37(3), 942-944.

Journal article

William St John Hope and the Historiography of Rochester Cathedral

Buchanan, A. (2006). William St John Hope and the Historiography of Rochester Cathedral. In T. Tatton-Brown, T. Ayers, & S. Brown (Eds.), Unknown Book (Vol. 28, pp. 218-228). Rochester: Maney.

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2005

Documentary Heritage Report

Review Group on the Documentary Heritage of the Church of Englan. (2005). Documentary Heritage Report. London: Church of England.

Report

Gothic Glories

Buchanan, A. (2005). Gothic Glories. Norwich: Jarrold.

Book

Objects, Images and the Word: Art in the Service of the Liturgy/Kunst und Liturgie: Choranlagen des Spätinittelalters: Ihre Arkitektur, Ausstatung und Nutzung

Buchanan, A. (2005). Objects, Images and the Word: Art in the Service of the Liturgy/Kunst und Liturgie: Choranlagen des Spätinittelalters: Ihre Arkitektur, Ausstatung und Nutzung. Unknown Journal, 36(1), 286-288.

Journal article

Westminster Abbey: The Lady Chapel of Henry VII, ed. by Tim Tatton-Brown and Richard Mortimer

Buchanan, A. (2005). Westminster Abbey: The Lady Chapel of Henry VII, ed. by Tim Tatton-Brown and Richard Mortimer. Unknown Journal, 36(2), 486-488.

Journal article

2004

Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin by John Beldon Scott (University of Chicago Press, 2003)

Buchanan, A. (2004). Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin by John Beldon Scott (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Unknown Journal, 35(4), 1234-1235.

Journal article

John Schofield, Medieval London Houses (Yale University Press, 2003)

Buchanan, A. (2004). John Schofield, Medieval London Houses (Yale University Press, 2003). Unknown Journal, 35(4), 1254-1255.

Journal article

Nikolaus Pevsner and the Architectural Writers of the Nineteenth Century

Buchanan, A. (2004). Nikolaus Pevsner and the Architectural Writers of the Nineteenth Century. In P. Draper (Ed.), Unknown Book (pp. 95-109). London: Ashgate.

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2003

Perspectives of the Past: Perceptions of Late Gothic Art in England

Buchanan, A. (2003). Perspectives of the Past: Perceptions of Late Gothic Art in England. In R. Marks, & P. Williamson (Eds.), Gothic. Art for England 1400-1547 (pp. 128-139). London: Victoria and Albert Museum.

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2002

Interpretations of Medieval Architecture, c.1550-c.1750

Buchanan, A. (2002). Interpretations of Medieval Architecture, c.1550-c.1750. In M. Hall (Ed.), Gothic Architecture and its Meanings 1550-1850 (pp. 128-139). Reading: Spire Books.

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1999

Science and sensibility: architectural antiquarianism in the early ninieteenth century

Buchanan, A. (1999). Science and sensibility: architectural antiquarianism in the early ninieteenth century. In M. Myrone, & L. Peltz (Eds.), Producing the Past. Aspects of Antiquarian Culture and Practice 1700-1850 (pp. 169-186). Aldershot: Ashgate.

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1998

The Science of Rubbish: Robert Willis and the Contribution of Architectural History

Buchanan, A. (1998). The Science of Rubbish: Robert Willis and the Contribution of Architectural History. In F. Salmon (Ed.), 26th Annual Symposium of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (pp. 25-35). London: SAH.

Conference Paper

1995

Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Rise of Architectural History

Buchanan, A. (1995). Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Rise of Architectural History. (PhD Thesis, University College London).

Thesis / Dissertation

1992

The Power and the Glory. Medieval Architecture and Meanings

Buchanan, A. (1992). The Power and the Glory. Medieval Architecture and Meanings. In I. Borden, & D. Dunster (Eds.), Architecture and the Sites of Memory (pp. 78-92). London: Routledge.

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