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Museums in Britain

A History

Museums in Britain( )
Author: Garwood, Christine
Series title:Shire Library
ISBN:978-0-7478-1526-6
Publication Date:Jun 2014
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Shire Publications
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $10.36
Book Description:

Museums are at the heart of the nation's cultural life, bastions of Britishness in almost every major city and town. Together they detail myriad aspects of our heritage: from lawnmowers to cuckoo clocks, pencils to chairs, there seems to be no end to the subject matter deemed worthy of collection and public display. This overview of museums in Britain traces their development from 'cabinets of curiosity' to large scale visitor attractions, taking in broad social shifts and trends as...
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Book Details
Pages:64
Detailed Subjects: Travel / Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest
History / Civilization
Art / Museum Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.811 x 8.19 Inches



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