William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Hardcover)

William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Hunterian at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art, to celebrate the 2018 tercentenary of The Hunterian's founder, Dr. William Hunter (1718-1783). This publication is the first in 150 years to assess the contribution made by Hunter, the Scottish-born obstetrician, anatomist, and collector, to the development of the modern museum as a public institution. Essays examine how Hunter gathered his collection to be used as a source of knowledge and instruction, encompassing outstanding paintings and works on paper, coins and medals, and anatomical and zoological specimens. Hunter also possessed ethnographic artifacts from Spain, the Middle East, China, and the South Pacific, and was an avid collector of medieval manuscripts and incunabula; these were all located within one of the most important "working" libraries of eighteenth-century London. Published by the Yale Center for British Art in association with The Hunterian Exhibition Schedule: The Hunterian, Glasgow (09/28/18-01/06/19) Yale Center for British Art (02/14/19-05/20/19)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2018
Editors:	Mungo Campbell • Nathan Flis
Authors:	Maria Dolores Sanchez-Jauregui
Dimensions:	305 x 241 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-23665-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-23665-4
Barcode:	9780300236651

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