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Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum

Title

Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum / Stephanie Moser.

Author

Moser, Stephanie.

Publication

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

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Description

xvi, 328 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.

Subject

British Museum > Exhibitions
Egypt > Antiquities > Exhibitions

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-303) and index.

Contents

Museum display, representation, and ancient Egypt -- To pleasurably serve the mind : the didactic study collections of the early modern period -- Wondrous curiosities : the display of the Sloane collection of Egyptian antiquities, 1759 -- Colossal monstrosities : the Townley installation of Egyptian antiquities, 1808 -- Monumental masterpieces : the exhibition of the collection of Henry Salt, 1823 -- Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837 -- Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880 -- Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.

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