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

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

Oliver Impey (Editor), Arthur MacGregor (Editor)
$70.00
Publication Date: February 15th, 2018
Publisher:
Ashmolean Museum
ISBN:
9781910807194
Pages:
352

Description

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.

About the Author

The late Oliver Impey and Arthur Macgregor were both Assistant Keepers at the Ashmolean Museum, and both were involved with the Journal of the History of Collections.