The Ashmolean Museum: Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time - Couverture souple

Wodehouse, Katherine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854442899 ISBN 13 : 9781854442895

Editeur : Ashmolean Museum, 2017

Synopsis

The Ashmolean opened its doors on 21 May 1683, making it Britain's first public museum. It now ranks as one of the world's greatest collections of art and archaeology with an extraordinary range of objects from prehistory to the present day, spanning Antiquities, Western and Eastern Art, Coins and Casts. This volume is divided into sections by media or object type, with each section ordered chronologically. Many objects have never been highlighted before and almost one in ten have been acquired since 2009, clearly demonstrating the Museum's continuing mission to add to its collections. Contents: Foreword; A History of the Museum; Sculpture; Applied Arts; Textiles. Jewellery & Gems; Musical Instruments; Currency & Medals; Documents & Inscribed Objects; Photographs; and; Prints. It also includes Drawings & Watercolours; Paintings; Further Reading; and; Index.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Ashmolean opened its doors on 21 May 1683, making it Britain's first public museum. It now ranks as one of the world's greatest collections of art and archaeology with an extraordinary range of objects from prehistory to the present day, spanning Antiquities, Western and Eastern Art, Coins and Casts. This volume is divided into sections by media or object type, with each section ordered chronologically. Many objects have never been highlighted before and almost one in ten have been acquired since 2009, clearly demonstrating the Museum's continuing mission to add to its collections.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ashmolean Museum
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1854442899
• ISBN 13: 9781854442895
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Éditeur: Brown II M. Christopher
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible