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Studies on the History of Soci...In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet fift... In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet fifty years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy dedicated to the marvels of nature. Italian patricians their curiosity fueled by new voyages of... more
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Pre-Owned The Ethics of Collec...The Ethics of Collecting Trauma offers an interdisciplinary dialogue on the et... The Ethics of Collecting Trauma offers an interdisciplinary dialogue on the ethics of contemporary museums that are involved in collecting moments of collective trauma. Including a range of international contributions the volume explores the ethics... more
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Pre-Owned Collecting Cultures ...Breaking new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world ... Breaking new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere. Gathering objects together is a universal... more
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Pre-Owned Possessing the Past:...9780810964945. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages... 9780810964945. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 648. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 648 p. Emperor Ch ien-lung who ruled China from 1736 to 1795 amassed an extensive collection of Chinese art which today forms the... more
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Pre-Owned Possessing the Past ...Contributors: Richard M. Barnhart Wen C. Fong and James C. Watt Contributors: Richard M. Barnhart Wen C. Fong and James C. Watt more
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Pre-Owned Coin Collecting - Ne...Recent News Story: The long term appreciation for high quality rare coins have... Recent News Story: The long term appreciation for high quality rare coins have achieved returns exceeding those of the major equity indices. Looking back over the past 40 years rare coins have had a compounded (IRR) rate of return greater than 11%... more
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Pre-Owned Museum and Photograp...9780931102400. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. ... 9780931102400. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 80. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 80 p. Contains: Illustrations. Public art museums and photography developed at a comparable historic moment in the mid-19th... more
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Pre-Owned What s in Your Pocke...Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kid... Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures--now in paperback! When you find something strange and wonderful do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who as kids explored... more
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Pre-Owned What s in Your Pocke...Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kid... Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures--now in paperback! When you find something strange and wonderful do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who as kids explored... more
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Pre-Owned What s in Your Pocke...Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kid... Charles Darwin George Washington Carver and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures! When you find something strange and wonderful do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who as kids explored the great outdoors... more
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Pre-Owned Nature s Day: Out an...Following on from the success of Nature s Day this beautiful activity book by ... Following on from the success of Nature s Day this beautiful activity book by the same author and illustrator shows children how to interact with their surroundings. Activities include spotting different leaves birds flowers and insects how to make... more
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Pre-Owned Collecting Nature: T...It was like no other library: not a musty mute archive but a bustling center o... It was like no other library: not a musty mute archive but a bustling center of activity and voice of advocacy. It brought together otherwise combative parties--sportsmen lumbermen librarians politicians even disputing activists--as it helped... more
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Pre-Owned Colors from Nature: ...Colors from Nature: Growing Collecting and Using Natural Dyes by Bobbi A. McRa... Colors from Nature: Growing Collecting and Using Natural Dyes by Bobbi A. McRae more
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Pre-Owned Collecting Nature: A...9789189425644. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages... 9789189425644. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 200. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. A gorgeous leatherbound compendium of flora shells rare insects and more from the golden age of curiosities Featuring... more
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Pre-Owned American Art & Phila...The American art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston has grown signi... The American art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston has grown significantly over the past two decades and reached new heights with such spectacular recent acquisitions as Albert Bierstadt s Indians Spear Fishing and Frank Stella s... more
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Pre-Owned Cost of Collecting: ...A report commissioned by the Office of Arts & Libraries. Setting out to identi... A report commissioned by the Office of Arts & Libraries. Setting out to identify the costs of collecting objects this book aims to provide a set of management tools which can help museums state the case for adequate resources. A series of... more
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Pre-Owned Collecting Cultures ...This groundbreaking book examines the relationship between the development of ... This groundbreaking book examines the relationship between the development of the consumer society and the rise of collecting by individuals and institutions. Rusell Belk considers how and why people collect as individuals corporations and museums... more
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Pre-Owned Collecting the New: ...Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more
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Pre-Owned Collecting African A...Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0300152914 ISBN-13:... more
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Pre-Owned Joseph Banks and the...Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) this boo... Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks extraordinary career as its basis it examines the changes that took place during a period... more
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