Museums : A History
by John E. Simmons
Title:
Museums : A History
Author:
John E. Simmons
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
326 pages, 1 b/w illustrations; 26 b/w photos; 13 tables; 25 textboxes;
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781538171516
EAN:
9781538171516
Classifications:
Encyclopaedias and reference works
Weight (g):
618
Dimensions (mm):
152 x 228 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£35.09
4 copies in stock
Qty
Description
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.
Books under Encyclopaedias and reference works
Dictionary of Angels
Gustav Davidson
£13.19
Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
David Wells
£10.72
Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
Stephen Hill
£9.07
Stories in the Stars
Susanna Hislop
£20.63
Dictionary of Biology
Oxford University Press
£13.19
Dictionary of Weather 2e
Storm Dunlop
£14.02
Dictionary of Biomedicine
John M. ( Lackie
£15.67
OXF DICT OF SAINTS 5E REVISED OQR:NCS P
FARMER
£14.84
Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
Oxford University Press
£14.84
Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny
Columbia University Press
£96.90