Author: John ArbuthnotPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
Author: John ArbuthnotPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
Author: John ArbuthnotPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.
Author: George Atherton AitkenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library in Sir John Soane's Museum
Author: Sir John Soane's Museum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: London sir John Soane's mus, librPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
Cabinets for the Curious
Author: Ken ArnoldPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351953591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The last few years has, within museums, witnessed nothing short of a revolution. Worried that the very institution was itself in danger of becoming a dusty, forgotten, culturally irrelevant exhibit, vigorous efforts have been made to reshape the museum mission. Fearing that history was coming to be ignored by modern society, many institutions have instead marketed a de-intellectualised heritage, overly relying on computer technology to captivate a contemporary audience. The theme of this work is that we can do much to reassess the rationale that inspires contemporary collections through a study of seventeenth century museums. England's first museums were quite literally wonderful; founded that is on the disciplined application of the faculty of wonder. The type of wonder employed was not that post-Romantic idea of disbelief, but rather an active form of curiosity developed during the Renaissance, particularly by the individuals who set about gathering objects and founding museums to further their enquiries. The argument put forward in this book is that this museological practice of using objects actually to create, as well as disseminate knowledge makes just as much sense today as it did in the seventeenth century and, further, that the best way of reinvigorating contemporary museums, is to return to that form of wonder. By taking such a comparative approach, this book works both as a scholarly historical text, and as an historically informed analysis of the key issues facing today's museums. As such, it will prove essential reading both for historians of collecting and museums, and for anyone interested in the philosophies of modern museum management.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London
Author: University of London. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London. Including the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus de Morgan
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385498740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London, Including the Libraries of G. Grote and A. De Morgan (mainly Compiled by T. Nichols).
Author: University of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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