Collecting the World

Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British Museum

Omschrijving

In 1759 the British Museum opened its doors to the public¿the first free national museum in the world. James Delbourgo recounts the story behind its creation through the life of Hans Sloane, a controversial luminary with an insatiable ambition to pit universal knowledge against superstition and few curbs on his passion for collecting the world.
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Delbourgo, James
Titel
Collecting the World
Uitgever
Harvard University Press
Jaar
2019
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
544
Gewicht
708 gr
EAN
9780674237483
Afmetingen
210 x 140 x 32 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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