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Rare & Curious: The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collectors' Chest
Elizabeth Ellis
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Description for Rare & Curious: The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collectors' Chest
Paperback. Uncovers the secret histories of the Macquarie and Dixson Galleries collectors' chests for the first time, telling stories of ambition and failure, friendship and betrayal, intrigue and mystery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 photos, illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; AGC; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 968.
Rare & Curious uncovers the secret histories of the Macquarie and Dixson Galleries collectors' chests for the first time, telling stories of ambition and failure, friendship and betrayal, intrigue and mystery.
The Macquarie collectors' chest, an enigmatic wooden cabinet filled with painted panels and exotic treasures, was created in Australia for Governor Lachlan Macquarie in around 1818. It was taken to the United Kingdom, and languished forgotten and unnoticed in a Scottish castle until it was rediscovered in the late 1970s.
The Mitchell Library of New South Wales acquired the chest, and its remarkable ... Read more
Rare & Curious uncovers the secret histories of the Macquarie and Dixson Galleries collectors' chests for the first time, telling stories of ambition and failure, friendship and betrayal, intrigue and mystery.
The Macquarie collectors' chest, an enigmatic wooden cabinet filled with painted panels and exotic treasures, was created in Australia for Governor Lachlan Macquarie in around 1818. It was taken to the United Kingdom, and languished forgotten and unnoticed in a Scottish castle until it was rediscovered in the late 1970s.
The Mitchell Library of New South Wales acquired the chest, and its remarkable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Eurospan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522861174
SKU
V9780522861174
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Ref
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About Elizabeth Ellis
Elizabeth Ellis is the former Mitchell Librarian and Assistant State Librarian, Collection Management Services, at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. She is now inaugural Emeritus Curator at the Mitchell Library and an Honorary Associate with the Department of History, University of Sydney. Her previous publications include Conrad Martens: Life & Art and, as a contributing author, ... Read more
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