Michael Ridley (writer) explained

Michael Ridley is an English author, archaeologist and orientalist.

In 1955 he was present at the opening of the Han tomb at Lei Cheng Uk in China.^[1] He has written many books and has spent time as curator at the Rochdale Museum in Lancashire,^[2] the Museum of Archaeology at Bournemouth,^[3] and served as director of the Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester;^[4] as of 2008, he was keeper of Oriental Art and Archaeology at the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Anthropological Institute, and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Works

• The Art of World Religions — Buddhism, Blandford Press, Dorset, 1978, ^{[5] [6]}
• Oriental Antiques in Color, Arco Publishing, 1978
• Style, Motif and Design in Chinese Art, Blandford Press, 1977
• Treasures from China, The Dolphin Press, 1973^[7]
• The Megalithic Art of the Maltese Islands, The Dolphin Press, Christchurch, 1972^[8]
• Far Eastern Antiquities, Gifford, London, 1972
• Oriental Art of India, Nepal and Tibet for Pleasure and Investment, Gifford, London, 1970^[9]

Notes and References

1. 1973. Michael Ridley. Canadian Geographical Journal. Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 52. 2008-10-02.
2. Ann Taylor. Jeanette. January 1998. The Scribe Interview with Dr Nicholas Reeves. The Scribe Newsletter. 5. 4. 2008-10-02. https://archive.today/20130130001712/http://www.nicholasreeves.com/item.aspx?category=Press&id=126. 2013-01-30. dead.
3. News: New Archaeological Museum . The Times . 57594 . 24 June 1969 . London, England . 10.
4. News: Tutankhamun: So who was the golden boy?. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/tutankhamun-so-who-was-the-golden-boy-488064.html . 14 May 2022 . subscription . live. Ridley. Michael. 2005-01-24. The Independent. Independent News & Media. 2008-10-02.
5. The Art of World Religions — Buddhism (Review) . Bhavan's Journal . 1980 . 26 . 26 September 2019.
6. The Art of World Religions — Buddhism (Review) . Choice: Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, A Division of the American Library Association . October 1979 . 16 . 1036 . 26 September 2019 . American Library Association.
7. Review of Treasures from China:
8. Reviews of The Megalithic Art of the Maltese Islands:
9. Book: Harris . Clare . The Museum on the Roof of the World: Art, Politics, and the Representation of Tibet . 2012 . University of Chicago Press . 9780226317472 . 27 . 25 September 2019.