The Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-Century Europe

by Oliver Impey, Arthur MacGregor, A.C. MacGregor

Book Overview

No other book exists to rival the continuing importance attached to this group of essays, written by many of the foremost scholars in their respective areas, brought together to explore common ground in the history of collecting.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910807192
• ISBN13: 9781910807194
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.1" x 11.2"