Curiosity and enlightenment : collectors and collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centur...
Curiosity and enlightenment : collectors and collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centur...
Curiosity and enlightenment : collectors and collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century / Arthur MacGregor.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.
Call Numbers
NQ707/11
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 386 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
The museum adumbrated: some models and precursors -- The cabinet of curiosities: concept and realization -- Collecting art -- Museums and the natural world -- Death, anatomy and the museum -- Antiquity in transition -- Museums of science and technology -- The museum comes of age.
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2007.
Access and use
Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Taking into account both individual collectors and public institutions. Arthur MacGregor covers topics such as the methods by which materials from both the man-made and natural world were selected and displayed, problems of preservation and presentation, the specialization of individual areas, such as fine arts, antiquities or natural history, as...
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Full title
Curiosity and enlightenment : collectors and collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century / Arthur MacGregor.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2007.
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Call Numbers
NQ707/11
Record Identifier
74VK3Oy7Pz6d
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3Oy7Pz6d
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0300124937 (hbk.) :
9780300124934 (hbk.) :
DDC
069.4094 707
MMS ID
991023742329702626
