Examining the importance of the museum in the constitution and differentiation of the disciplines of archaeology and art history in the 19th century, this text also considers its continued intellectual legacy for the management and presentation of the past.
Examining the importance of the museum in the constitution and differentiation of the disciplines of archaeology and art history in the 19th century, this text also considers its continued intellectual legacy for the management and presentation of the past.
Museums and museum politics were important elements in the development of the disciplines of Archaeology and Art History in nineteenth-century Britain. Here Christopher Whitehead explores some of the key debates and events which led to the conceptual differentiation and physical…
Museums and museum politics were important elements in the development of the disciplines of Archaeology and Art History in nineteenth-century Britain. Here Christopher Whitehead explores some of the key debates and events which led to the conceptual differentiation and physical…
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- General Preface to the Series -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: The Development of a Public Museology -- 1 Historiography, Con…