Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Cenni storici sulla regia Università di Padova
Author: Library Bulletins
Author: Library Bulletins
Author: Columbia University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Books on Education in the Libraries of Columbia University
Author: Columbia University. LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Library Bulletins
Author: Columbia University. LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: The Built Environment: Decorative art and industrial design, international exhibitions and collections, recreational and performing arts
Author: Terence M RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1148
Book Description
The Enlightenment Rediscovery of Egyptology
Author: Angela Scattolin MorecroftPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317033930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In 1759 the botanist and scientist Vitaliano Donati led an expedition to Egypt under the patronage of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia, to acquire Egyptian antiquities for the Museum in Turin. Charting his tumultuous expedition, this book reveals how, in spite of his untimely death in 1762, Donati managed to send enough items back to Turin to lay the foundations for one of the earliest and largest systematic collections of Egyptology in Europe, and help to bring the world of ancient Egypt into the consciousness of Enlightenment scholarship. Whilst the importance of this collection has long been recognised, its exact contents have been remained largely unknown. War, the Napoleonic occupation of Italy and the amalgamation and reorganisation of museum collections resulted in a dispersal of objects and loss of provenance. As a result it had been supposed that the actual contents of Donati's collection could not be known. However, the discovery by Angela Morecroft in 2004 of Donati's packing list reveals the exact quantity and type of objects that he acquired, offering the possibility to cross-reference his descriptions with unidentified artifacts at the Museum. By examining Donati's expedition to Egypt, and seeking to identify the objects he sent back to Turin, this book provides a fascinating insight into early collecting practice and the lasting historical impact of these items. As such it will prove a valuable resource for all those with an interest in the history of museums and collecting, as well as enlightenment travels to Egypt.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description