The History of Museums Vol 4
Title | The History of Museums Vol 4 PDF eBook |
Author | David Murray |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2024-05-17 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1040130011 |
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.
Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe
Title | Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Guido Petruccioli |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2022-12-29 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1803272570 |
John Marshall (1862-1928) was an antiquities expert hired by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. An attentive observer of the antiquities trade, Marshall's archive, photographs and annotations on more than 1000 objects, shines light on the secretive world of art dealing and how objects arrived at the largest museums of Europe and North America.
Museums, Their History and Their Use
Title | Museums, Their History and Their Use PDF eBook |
Author | David Murray |
Publisher | Glasgow, J. MacLehose and sons |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Museums |
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Title | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | |
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Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Title | Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London PDF eBook |
Author | Society of Antiquaries of London. Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Title | Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1060 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Library Catalog
Title | Library Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1060 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Art |
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