Author: Grażyna Orlińska
Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited
ISBN: 9780714123189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Gustav Friedrich Klemm (1802-67) was an avid scholar and collector of antiquities, based for most of his life in Dresden. In 1868 A.W. Franks acquired a major part of his collection for the British Museum. Most of this collection has never before been adequately published and until now has remained to all intents and purposes unknown: this catalogue and its illustrations therefore provide an immensely valuable resource. The catalogue presents material chiefly from the territory of the old German Confederation, in particular from the area which falls within the modern state of Poland. It ranges from the Neolithic to the post-medieval period, and includes some already famous items such as the important Bronze Age hoards from Biecz and Neunheilingen. In addition to the catalogue proper, the cultural and historical context of the collection is explored, together with a wealth of archival and biographical information; there are new scientific analyses of a number of items, and commentaries on provenance and chronology. The book also contains detailed indexes and a glossary.
Catalogue of the 'Germanic' Antiquities from the Klemm Collection in the British Museum
Author: Grażyna Orlińska
Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited
ISBN: 9780714123189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Gustav Friedrich Klemm (1802-67) was an avid scholar and collector of antiquities, based for most of his life in Dresden. In 1868 A.W. Franks acquired a major part of his collection for the British Museum. Most of this collection has never before been adequately published and until now has remained to all intents and purposes unknown: this catalogue and its illustrations therefore provide an immensely valuable resource. The catalogue presents material chiefly from the territory of the old German Confederation, in particular from the area which falls within the modern state of Poland. It ranges from the Neolithic to the post-medieval period, and includes some already famous items such as the important Bronze Age hoards from Biecz and Neunheilingen. In addition to the catalogue proper, the cultural and historical context of the collection is explored, together with a wealth of archival and biographical information; there are new scientific analyses of a number of items, and commentaries on provenance and chronology. The book also contains detailed indexes and a glossary.
Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited
ISBN: 9780714123189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Gustav Friedrich Klemm (1802-67) was an avid scholar and collector of antiquities, based for most of his life in Dresden. In 1868 A.W. Franks acquired a major part of his collection for the British Museum. Most of this collection has never before been adequately published and until now has remained to all intents and purposes unknown: this catalogue and its illustrations therefore provide an immensely valuable resource. The catalogue presents material chiefly from the territory of the old German Confederation, in particular from the area which falls within the modern state of Poland. It ranges from the Neolithic to the post-medieval period, and includes some already famous items such as the important Bronze Age hoards from Biecz and Neunheilingen. In addition to the catalogue proper, the cultural and historical context of the collection is explored, together with a wealth of archival and biographical information; there are new scientific analyses of a number of items, and commentaries on provenance and chronology. The book also contains detailed indexes and a glossary.
History and Its Objects
Author: Peter N. Miller
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501708236
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Weaving together literary and scholarly insights, History and Its Objects will prove indispensable reading for historians and cultural historians, as well as anthropologists and archeologists worldwide. — Nathan Schlanger, École nationale des chartes, Paris Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture—the ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane and extraordinary—rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity of this way of understanding the past. In History and Its Objects, Peter N. Miller uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism—a pursuit ignored and derided by modem academic history—in grasping the significance of material culture. From the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, Miller connects collecting—whether by individuals or institutions—to the professionalization of the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence, then, lies at the heart both of academic history-writing and of the popular engagement with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to reexperience the past as a physical presence.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501708236
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Weaving together literary and scholarly insights, History and Its Objects will prove indispensable reading for historians and cultural historians, as well as anthropologists and archeologists worldwide. — Nathan Schlanger, École nationale des chartes, Paris Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture—the ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane and extraordinary—rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity of this way of understanding the past. In History and Its Objects, Peter N. Miller uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism—a pursuit ignored and derided by modem academic history—in grasping the significance of material culture. From the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, Miller connects collecting—whether by individuals or institutions—to the professionalization of the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence, then, lies at the heart both of academic history-writing and of the popular engagement with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to reexperience the past as a physical presence.
Archaeologia Polona
Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader
Author: Celia Pearce
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312115874
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Together with the Olympics, world's fairs are one of the few regular international events of sufficient scale to showcase a spectrum of sights, wonders, learning opportunities, technological advances, and new (or renewed) urban districts, and to present them all to a mass audience. Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader breaks new ground in scholarship on world's fairs by incorporating a number of short new texts that investigate world's fairs in their multiple aspects: political, urban/architectural, anthropological/ sociological, technological, commercial, popular, and representational. Contributors come from eight different countries and represent affiliations in academia, museums and libraries, professional and architectural firms, non-profit organizations, and government regulatory agencies. In taking the measure of both the material artifacts and the larger cultural production of world's fairs, the volume presents its own phantasmagoria of disciplinary perspectives, historical periods, geographical locales, media, and messages, mirroring the microcosmic form of the world's fair itself.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312115874
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Together with the Olympics, world's fairs are one of the few regular international events of sufficient scale to showcase a spectrum of sights, wonders, learning opportunities, technological advances, and new (or renewed) urban districts, and to present them all to a mass audience. Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader breaks new ground in scholarship on world's fairs by incorporating a number of short new texts that investigate world's fairs in their multiple aspects: political, urban/architectural, anthropological/ sociological, technological, commercial, popular, and representational. Contributors come from eight different countries and represent affiliations in academia, museums and libraries, professional and architectural firms, non-profit organizations, and government regulatory agencies. In taking the measure of both the material artifacts and the larger cultural production of world's fairs, the volume presents its own phantasmagoria of disciplinary perspectives, historical periods, geographical locales, media, and messages, mirroring the microcosmic form of the world's fair itself.
The British Museum
Author: David Mackenzie Wilson
Publisher: Peoples of the Past
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The British Museum is the oldest publicly funded museum in the world. This volume tells the story of the collections, the buildings that house them, and the people who have administered and curated them since its foundation in 1753.
Publisher: Peoples of the Past
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The British Museum is the oldest publicly funded museum in the world. This volume tells the story of the collections, the buildings that house them, and the people who have administered and curated them since its foundation in 1753.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Catalogue of a collection of Germanic antiquities belonging to J[ohn] Pierpont Morgan
Sir John Evans 1823-1908
Author: Arthur MacGregor
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The figure of Sir John Evans might stand as an exemplar for so many aspects of Victorian virtue. From beginnings as a clerk in the paper industry, he rose by hard work and astute judgement (not to mention advantageous marriage) to the peak of his profession. He became a phenomenon amongst the learned societies, holding office in the Royal Society, Numismatic Society, Society of Antiquaries, Geological Society and others. A thrice-married family man, he enjoyed a wide friendship, drawn mostly from the scholarly and scientific community and characterised as the 'Darwinist community'; with a strong sense of purpose they sought ways to extend the principles of natural selection to numismatic and antiquarian practice, and to establish protocols for the communication of visual evidence. Evans played key roles in topics as diverse as the water supply for the metropolis and the establishment of human antiquity. His archaeological and numismatic collections were internationally famous and formed the basis for a body of printed works produced over fifty years of sustained effort. In this easily readable but scholarly volume, fourteen authors examine Evans' enduring significance in a study that firmly establishes his place in the canon of leading figures of Victorian society.
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The figure of Sir John Evans might stand as an exemplar for so many aspects of Victorian virtue. From beginnings as a clerk in the paper industry, he rose by hard work and astute judgement (not to mention advantageous marriage) to the peak of his profession. He became a phenomenon amongst the learned societies, holding office in the Royal Society, Numismatic Society, Society of Antiquaries, Geological Society and others. A thrice-married family man, he enjoyed a wide friendship, drawn mostly from the scholarly and scientific community and characterised as the 'Darwinist community'; with a strong sense of purpose they sought ways to extend the principles of natural selection to numismatic and antiquarian practice, and to establish protocols for the communication of visual evidence. Evans played key roles in topics as diverse as the water supply for the metropolis and the establishment of human antiquity. His archaeological and numismatic collections were internationally famous and formed the basis for a body of printed works produced over fifty years of sustained effort. In this easily readable but scholarly volume, fourteen authors examine Evans' enduring significance in a study that firmly establishes his place in the canon of leading figures of Victorian society.
Catalogue of a Collection of Germanic Antiquities Belonging to J. Pierpont Morgan
Author: Seymour de Ricci
Publisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781340221638
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781340221638
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.