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Enlightenment: Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century
Kim (Ed) Sloan
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Description for Enlightenment: Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century
Paperback. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1482. Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century. 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight: 1350.
The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilisations.
Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding of the world. The King’s Library was built to house the books donated from the royal libraries of King George II and King George III, and they epitomise the interest in the late 18th and 19th centuries in scholarship and study.
Aimed at the general reader and relevant to many academic disciplines, this book explores the ways people acquired ... Read more
The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilisations.
Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding of the world. The King’s Library was built to house the books donated from the royal libraries of King George II and King George III, and they epitomise the interest in the late 18th and 19th centuries in scholarship and study.
Aimed at the general reader and relevant to many academic disciplines, this book explores the ways people acquired ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
1482g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714150208
SKU
V9780714150208
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99-10
About Kim (Ed) Sloan
Kim Sloan is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Prints & Drawings In the British Museum and lead curator of the new Enlightenment Gallery in the King's Library. The other contributors are drawn from The British Museum, British Library, Science Museum and Natural History Museum.
Reviews for Enlightenment: Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century
"'Affirmative and enjoyable' The Art Newspaper; 'Visually and textually stunning...' The Good Book Guide"