Author: Impey, Oliver & Arthur Macgregor:
Title: The Origins of Museums. The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth Century Europe.
Description: December 2017, 22,5 x 28 cm, 352 pp. 78 colour- and 36 b&w. ills., hardcover. History Today carried a feature in 2015, describing The Origin of Museums as 'a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the history of collecting'. Indeed, the first publication of this book in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area in its own right. That an appetite for such matters was already there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant, but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. The Origins of Museums reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after) volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important volume readily available again.
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Title: The Origins of Museums. The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth Century Europe.
Description: December 2017, 22,5 x 28 cm, 352 pp. 78 colour- and 36 b&w. ills., hardcover. History Today carried a feature in 2015, describing The Origin of Museums as 'a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the history of collecting'. Indeed, the first publication of this book in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area in its own right. That an appetite for such matters was already there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant, but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. The Origins of Museums reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after) volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important volume readily available again.
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Price: EUR 65.00 = appr. US$ 70.65 Seller: Scriptum Art Books v.o.f.
- Book number: 6911
- Book number: 6911
See more books from our catalog: Rariteitenkabinetten / Cabint of Curiosities