Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom a history
"This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lac...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lanham, MD
Rowman & Littlefield
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lack of it) today."--Provided by publisher Heroes' houses: the home of the nation personified -- Heroes' houses: literary and other identities -- Artwork houses and national aesthetics -- Collectors' houses: egos and afterlives -- Social history house museums -- Authenticity: material reality, negotiated understanding -- The english country house -- The significance, insignificance and future of house museums |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 299 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781442239760 978-1-4422-3976-0 |