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Making early histories in museums
- Title
- Making early histories in museums / edited by Nick Merriman.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1999.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Merriman, Nick.
- Description
- xii, 212 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Making histories in museums
- Uniform Title
- Making histories in museums
- Subject
- Museums > Historiography
- Historical museums > History
- Museum techniques > Historiography
- Historiography > History
- Archaeology and history > Exhibitions
- Material culture > Exhibitions
- Archaeology and history
- Historical museums
- Historiography
- Material culture
- Vor- und Frühgeschichte
- Aufsatzsammlung
- Archäologie
- Museumspädagogik
- Musea
- Tentoonstellingen
- Geschiedenis
- Musées d'histoire > Histoire
- Historiographie
- Archéologie et histoire > Catalogues d'exposition
- Antiquités > Conservation et restauration
- Archéologie > Méthodologie
- Musées archéologiques
- Musées > Méthodes de conservation
- Muséologie
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Nick Merriman -- 1. Presenting Archaeology / Susan M. Pearce -- 2. The Representation of Prehistory in Museums / Barbara Wood and Jonathan Cotton -- 3. Rule(d) Britannia: Displaying Roman Britain in the Museum / Mary Beard and John Henderson -- 4. Viewing the 'Dark Ages': The Portrayal of Early Anglo-Saxon Life and Material Culture in Museums / Sam Lucy and Clare Herring -- 5. The Dilemma of Didactic Displays: Habitat Dioramas, Life-Groups and Reconstructions of the Past / Stephanie Moser -- 6. Imag(in)ing the Past: The Politics and Practicalities of Reconstructions in the Museum Gallery / Simon James -- 7. Archaeology, Gender and the Museum / Marie Louise Stig Sorensen -- 8. Wargames and Wendy Houses: Open-air Reconstructions of Prehistoric Life / Angela Piccini -- 9. Interaction or Tokenism? The Role of 'Hands-on Activities' in Museum Archaeology Displays / Janet Owen -- 10. Thinking Things Over: Aspects of Contemporary Attitudes Towards Archaeology, Museums and Material Culture / Alan Saville
- ISBN
- 0718501101
- 9780718501105
- LCCN
- 98037092
- OCLC
- ocm39713803
- 39713803
- SCSB-869333
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library