Museums: A History
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This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1442263628
ISBN13:9781442263628
Release Date:July 2016
Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Length:326 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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