
Behind the Colonnade
Thirty-Seven Years at the British Museum
Norman Jacobs(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 5. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-7524-5279-1 (ISBN)
Description
Norman Jacobs worked at the British Museum for thirty-seven years, during the period of its greatest change. He was intimately involved in a number of the key decisions and projects affecting the Museum, such as the separation of the British Library, the building of the Great Court and the controversy over free admission. He was also involved in a number of the scandals that made headlines in the newspapers, such as the 'Hypocrisy at the Top' story that caught the press and the public's imagination in the early 1980s. But this book is much more than just a look at the major issues affecting the Museum. It is also an affectionate and light-hearted peek behind the scenes at some of the great characters of the past forty years, and the amusing incidents that make up the day-to-day life of one of Britain's best-known and best-loved institutions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-5279-1 (9780752452791)
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Person
Norman Jacobs worked at the British Museum for 37 years and was involved with major projects such as the building of the new Great Court and the separation of the British Library. He is also the author of more than 20 local history and speedway books.