Nature's Museums

Nature's Museums PDF Author: Carla Yanni
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568984728
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Book Description
Yanni (art history, Rutgers U.) examines the relationship between architecture and science in the 19th century by considering the physical placement and display of natural artifacts in Victorian natural history museums. She begins by discussing the problem of classification, the social history of collecting, as well as architectural competitions an