Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe
Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe

Author: Guido Petruccioli

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2022-12-29

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1803272570

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John Marshall (1862-1928) was an antiquities expert hired by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. An attentive observer of the antiquities trade, Marshall's archive, photographs and annotations on more than 1000 objects, shines light on the secretive world of art dealing and how objects arrived at the largest museums of Europe and North America.

The History of Museums Vol 4
The History of Museums Vol 4

Author: David Murray

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-17

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1040130011

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Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. This selected group of key texts opens the investigation and appreciation of museum history. Edward Edwards, chief pioneer of municipal public libraries, chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a pioneering philosophical approach to the sphere of natural history in relation to museums. Similarly, Acland and Ruskin discuss and explore the relationships of art and architecture to museums.