The History of Museums Vol 3
1st Edition
Published on 17. May 2024
360 pages
978-1-040-12995-1 (ISBN)
Description
Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. This selected group of key texts opens the investigation and appreciation of museum history. Edward Edwards, chief pioneer of municipal public libraries, chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a pioneering philosophical approach to the sphere of natural history in relation to museums. Similarly, Acland and Ruskin discuss and explore the relationships of art and architecture to museums.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
978-1-040-12995-1 (9781040129951)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Introduction by Susan M. Pearce, University of Leicester, Author, David Murray.
Content
1 Introductory To The Renaissance; 2 The Collecting Of Objects Of Ancient Art 3 The Progress Of Science: Collections Of Natural Objects 4 Early Museum Catalogues 5 The Use Of The Term Museum 6 Some Old Exhibits 7 Some Early Museums 8 Later Museums 9 The Beginnings Of The British Museum 10 Special Collections 11 Scottish Collectors And Scottish Museums 12 Museums As Shows 13 Dispersion Of Museums 14 Non-Scientific Character Of Early Museums 15 Arrangement Of Old Museums 16 The Modern Museum Archaeological Museums 17 Glasgow Museums, The Museums Of Hamburg Bremen And Lubeck 18 The Use Of Museums.
