The Origins of Museums - The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth-and-Seventeenth-Century Europe (Hardcover)

History Today carried a feature in 2015, describing The Origin of Museums as "a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the history of collecting". Indeed, the first publication of this book in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area in its own right. That an appetite for such matters was already there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant, but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. The Origins of Museums reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after) volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important volume readily available again.

General

Imprint:	Ashmolean Museum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
Editors:	Oliver Impey • Arthur MacGregor
Dimensions:	280 x 225 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-910807-19-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Sport & Leisure > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-910807-19-2
Barcode:	9781910807194

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