John E. Simmons

Museums

A History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781538171516
• ISBN-10: 1538171511
• Artikelnr.: 64039936

Autorenporträt

By John E. Simmons

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. What is a Collection? What is a Museum? Chapter 2. Hoards and Tombs
Collections in the Ancient World (to 700 BCE) Chapter 3. The Temple of the Muses
the Conjunction of Objects and Knowledge (Classical Antiquity, 700 BCE to CE 400) Chapter 4. The Power of Objects
Medieval Collections (400 to 1400) Chapter 5. Of Cabinets and Kings
Renaissance Collections (1400 to 1600) Chapter 6. The Museum Enlightened
1600 to 1800 Chapter 7. Emergence of the Modern Museum
1800 to 1900 Chapter 8. Museums in a World Gone Awry
1900 to 1970 Chapter 9. Learning to Read Objects (Again)
the Post
Postmodern Museum