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Nature and culture : objects, disciplines and the Manchester Museum
- Title
- Nature and culture : objects, disciplines and the Manchester Museum / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.
- Author
- Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
- Publication
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | AM43.M26 A53 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 239 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- By setting the Manchester Museum in its cultural and intellectual contexts, this title explores 20th century collecting and display, and the status of the object in the modern world.
- Subject
- Manchester Museum (University of Manchester) > History
- Manchester Museum (University of Manchester)
- 1900-1999
- Museums > Collection management > History. > England > Manchester
- Museums > History > 20th century
- Museums > Collection management
- collections management
- Museums
- Museumsverwaltung
- England > Manchester
- Manchester
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. Museum historiographies -- 1. Prologue : the Manchester Natural History Society -- 2. Nature : scientific disciplines in the museum -- 3. Culture : artefacts and disciplinary formation -- 4. Acquisition : collecting networks and the museum -- 5. Practice : technique and the lives of objects in the collection -- 6. Visitors : audiences and objects -- 7. Conclusion : the museum in the twentieth century.
- ISBN
- 9780719081149
- 0719081149
- 9780719089039
- 0719089034
- LCCN
- 2010290401
- OCLC
- ocn351307410
- 351307410
- SCSB-1532440
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library