Treasures of the British Museum

Informationen zum Autor Marjorie Caygill has published numerous books and articles about the history of the British Museum and the collections. These include The Story of the British Museum! The British Museum Reading Room and The British Museum: 250 Years. Klappentext This timely new edition brings the story up to date, with chapters on important acquisitions made by the Museum in the last fifteen years, including the Warren Cup and the `Queen of the Night¿. A beautiful redesign incorporating full colour photography throughout gives this classic volume a fresh new look. Zusammenfassung This timely new edition brings the story up to date, with chapters on important acquisitions made by the Museum in the last fifteen years, including the Warren Cup and the ‘Queen of the Night’. A beautiful redesign incorporating full colour photography throughout gives this classic volume a fresh new look. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Forward! Introduction; 2. Treasure; 3. Civilisations rediscovered; 4. Sculpture; 5. Aspects of the Divine; 6. To the ends of the earth; 7. Temples and Tombs; 8. Pottery and Porcelain; 9. The Art of the Craftsman; 10. Art! Artists! and Art Collectors; 11. The Collecting Passion; 12. The Story of the British Museum.

Product details

• Authors: Marjorie Caygill, Marjorie L. Caygill
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780714150628
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-5062-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 280 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 1420 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; London, Greater London, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Art styles not defined by date, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections