William Hunter and the anatomy of the modern museum
"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 (17...
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New Haven
Yale Center for British Art
2018
Glasgow The Hunterian, University of Glasgow New Haven ; London Yale University Press |
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Hunter, William
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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"... |
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| Beschreibung: | "This publication accompanies the exhibitions William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum co-organized by The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, on view 27 September-6 January, 2019, and the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, on view 14 February-20 May 2019.". - Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | 437 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780300236651 978-0-300-23665-1 |