Lives of the Founders of the British Museum - With Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870

Klappentext This is the first in a two-volume work about the founders of the British Museum. Zusammenfassung Written in 1870, this two-volume work covers the period 1570–1870. Volume 1 considers the gatherers of the 'foundation collections', including Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), whose bequest of his collections to George II led directly to the foundation of the Museum, and the administrators and early donors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book I. Early Collectors - The Gatherers of the Foundation Collections: 1. Introduction; 2. The founder of the Cottonian Library; 3. The chief collector and the augmentors of the old Royal and Public Library at St. James; 4. The collector of the Arundelian Mss.; 5. The collector of the Harleian Mss.; 6. The founders of the Sloane Museum; Book II. The Organizers, and Early Augmentors: 1. Introductory; 2. A group of classical archaeologists and explorers.

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• Authors: Edward Edwards, Edwards Edward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2010
• EAN: 9781108014953
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01495-3
• No. of pages: 436
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries; Lives of the Founders of the British Museum 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, ART / Museum Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, C 1700 To C 1800