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Cabinets for the curious: looking back at early English museums
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075460506X (hbk.)
9780754605065 (hbk.)
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Arnold, Ken 1960-
Title
Cabinets for the curious : looking back at early English museums / [by] Ken Arnold
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Farnham, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2006
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xii, 297 p. ; 23 cm.
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Perspectives on collecting
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Reprinted 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-283) and index
Contents
Introduction: museum-science -- Museums arrive in England -- Pt. 1: The narrative tradition. Robert Plot's philosophical histories -- Learned treasures -- Telling stories in museums -- Pt. 2: The functional tradition. Trade and travel -- Medicinal chemistry -- Using museums -- Pt. 3: The taxonomic tradition. The reform of learning -- Classifying God's work -- Ordering museums -- Conclusion: the wonder of museums.
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Museums -- England -- History
Museums -- England -- Philosophy
Cabinets of curiosities -- England -- History
Collectors and collecting -- England -- History
Museum techniques -- England -- History
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