1st Edition

The History of Museums Vol 4

Edited By Susan M. Pearce, David Murray Copyright 1997
372 Pages
by Routledge

Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. This selected group of key texts opens the investigation and appreciation of museum history. Edward Edwards, chief pioneer of municipal public libraries, chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower,... Read more

Museums Their History And Their Use, Part II. Bibliography: 1 Literature of Museums: Bibliography Of Bibliography's 2 Museography 3 The Collection, Preparation And Preservation; The Registration And Exhibition Of Specimens 4 Catalogues And Other Works Relating To Particular Museums 5 Travels And General Literature.

Biography

Introduction by Susan M. Pearce, University of Leicester, Author, David Murray.