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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Simmons, John E. Museums. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] (DLC) 2016008763 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John E Simmons |
ISBN: | 9781442263635 1442263636 |
OCLC Number: | 944014398 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | What is a collection? what is a museum? -- Hoards and tombs -- collections in the ancient world (to 700 BCE) -- The temple of the muses -- the conjunction of objects and knowledge (classical antiquity, 700 BCE to CE 400) -- The power of objects -- medieval collections (400 to 1400) -- Of cabinets and kings -- Renaissance collections (1400 to 1600) -- The museum enlightened -- 1600 to 1800 -- Emergence of the modern museum -- 1800 to 1900 -- Museums in a world gone awry -- 1900 to 1970 -- Learning to read objects (again) -- the post-postmodern museum. |
Responsibility: | John E. Simmons. |
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I am so pleased (and relieved) to have this book available! The field of museum studies is in great need of a synthesized and complete overview of museums' origins and development through time and space. The book is written in an accessible way; the organization is logical, clear, and topics are interesting. It's just what I need to teach my course on museum origins! -- Kiersten F. Latham, Assistant Professor / Muselab Director, School of Library and Information Science, Kent University This lovely volume, simultaneously comprehensive and accessible, reveals the development of museums through the lens of their defining feature-collections. Between its covers, it impressively traces the history of organized collecting from prehistory to the digital age-from ancient hoards to virtual museums. It will be indispensable for students and professionals alike. -- Peter H. Welsh, Professor and Director of Museum Studies, University of Kansas Read more...

