The British Museum : storehouse of civilizations / James Hamilton.
The British Museum : storehouse of civilizations / James Hamilton.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Head of Zeus, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/4399
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Language
English
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Physical content
208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
London : Head of Zeus, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A concise history of one of the world's greatest and most comprehensive museum collections, from its founding in 1753 to the present day. A product and symbol of the 18th-century Enlightenment, the British Museum is as iconic an expression of that cultural tendency as Johnson's Dictionary, the French Encyclopedie and Linnaean plant classification....
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The British Museum : storehouse of civilizations / James Hamilton.
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The Landmark Library
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2018/4399
Record Identifier
74VKVkNp30m3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkNp30m3
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ISBN
1786691833 hardback
9781786691835 hardback
DDC
069.09421
MMS ID
991024183275602626
