Entrée principale:

Moser, Stephanie.

Titre et auteur:

Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum / Stephanie Moser.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Description:

xvi, 328 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-303) and index.
Museum display, representation, and ancient Egypt -- To pleasurably serve the mind : the didactic study collections of the early modern period -- Wondrous curiosities : the display of the Sloane collection of Egyptian antiquities, 1759 -- Colossal monstrosities : the Townley installation of Egyptian antiquities, 1808 -- Monumental masterpieces : the exhibition of the collection of Henry Salt, 1823 -- Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837 -- Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880 -- Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.
Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2006.

Résumé:

Based on her exploration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this pioneering study reveals the powerful role of museums in shaping our understanding of science, culture, and history.

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ISBN:

0226542092 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226542096 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226542106 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780226542102 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

British Museum Exhibitions.
British Museum - Expositions.
British Museum Expositions.
British Museum.
London Britisches Museum.
Antiquities.
Altertümer
Egypt Antiquities Exhibitions.
Égypte - Antiquités - Expositions.
Égypte Antiquités Expositions.
Egypt.
Ägypten

Classification/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Ausstellung.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 250113
Cote: BIB 179646
Statut: Disponible