Overview
This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide.
- | : John E. Simmons
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- | Publication Date: May 11, 2022
- | Country of Publication: United States
- | Number of Pages: 326 pages
- | Language: Unknown
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-10: 1538171511
- | ISBN-13: 9781538171516
