Collection: Reference

A Catalogue and History of Cottage Chairs in Australia presents, through pictorial evidence, the evolution of the Cottage chair; discussing the influences within Australia and other countries. This classic work on Australian cottage chairs features numerous photographs of chairs as well as facsim...

Comprehensive guide to the cattle breeds currently registered in Australia. Outline of each breed's history and origin, current distribution within Australia, characteristics, economic factors.

The Cave of Lascaux, a chance discovery of four boys in France in 1940, contains some of the most spectacular cave paintings in the world dating back some 17,000 years. Lascaux was closed to the public in 1963. In 1981 this photographic record was begun

Charts the lives and works of Australian bird artists Neville Henry Cayley (1854-1903) and his son Neville William (1886-1950). Includes over 100 colour plates of works from the collections of the National Library of Australia.

The first published collection of female portraits by photographer Harold Cazneaux and is representative of two major periods of Cazneaux's work.

In 1990 Cbus, the superannuation fund for the construction and building industries decided to invest up to $2 million in Aboriginal, colonial and representative art of the 20th century. The collection closed to new acquisitions in 2007 with 310 works.