The Origins of Museums

The Origins of Museums The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-Century Europe

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this fully illustrated second revised edition, scholars from around the world describe the activities and achievements of numerous collectors, drawing comparisons of their aims, methods and sources of acquisition and the principles they employed in display, cataloguing and publication.

Book information

ISBN: 9780199521081
Publisher: Clarendon
Imprint: Clarendon
Pub date:
DEWEY: 069.094
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 335
Weight: 1725g
Height: 280mm
Width: 210mm