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Museology & heritage studies

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933253022
ISBN
9781933253022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Arnaut, Karel. Series: Contributions in Critical Museology & Material Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 124ill. BIC Classification: 1H; GM; GTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Horniman Museum & Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951814185
ISBN
9780951814185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Investigates the ways in which digital media may enhance the experience of the art-archive. This book discusses the challenges of the archive and the (art)museum in the age of digital media. It is based upon documentation from a research project, MAP - Media Art Platform, that drew upon the talents and collaboration of many institutions. Editor(s): Sondergaard, Morten; Jacobsen, Mogens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 colour photos. BIC Classification: GLC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9788773079522
ISBN
9788773079522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Most museum visitors can see how national character is reflected in the museum's layout and collection. This title looks at the way globalization has shaped museum culture, and in turn how museums have shaped the public's understanding of various local, regional, and national identities. Editor(s): Dickey, Jennifer; El Azhar, Samir; Lewis, Catherine M. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: GM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Association of Museums United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933253855
ISBN
9781933253855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.66

Paperback. Based on case studies from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the overall findings are illustrative of narratives and images common to museums and the media throughout the world. They aim to challenge political rhetoric and populist media imagery and consider what forms of dissent are likely to be sustained.. Editor(s): Goodnow, Katherine; Lohman, Professor Jack; Marfleet, Philip. Num Pages: 206 pages, 38 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GM; JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 270 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455422
ISBN
9781845455422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.44

Paperback. Museums worldwide face the challenge of finding non-toxic methods to control insect pests. This manual focuses on practical rather than theoretical issues in the use of oxygen-free environments. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the text, along with an index with terms linked to the text. Series: Tools for Conservation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour & 50 b&w illustrations, 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 295 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366934
ISBN
9780892366934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.98
€ 51.02

Paperback. Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammer, to princely collectors in 16th-century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to develop their own such collections. This is a translation of Quiccheberg's seminal 16th century text. Editor(s): Meadow, Mark A.; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 188 pages, 8 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061497
ISBN
9781606061497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. A review of the literature on the impact of light sources, particularly photo and reprographic flash, on art and archival materials. It should be useful to museum conservators, conservation scientists, and museum and technical libraries. Series: Research in Conservation. Num Pages: 211 pages, 2 tables, 19graphs. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366453
ISBN
9780892366453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. This children's book takes a tour through the Getty Museum, adjacent gardens, conservation laboratories and other sites at the Getty Center. It features the colourful, humorous characters Milli Ennium, Quincy and their cohorts. Illustrator(s): Seibold, J.otto. Num Pages: 32 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GM; WTHM; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892364930
ISBN
9780892364930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.07

Hardback. This fascinating look at Canada's living history museums - pioneer villages and old forts where actors recreate the past - shows how they reveal as much about Canadian post-war interests as they do about settler history. Num Pages: 744 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774831536
ISBN
9780774831536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. The story of the Franklin Motor Expedition that collected First Nations artifacts on the Prairies in 1929 as well as a larger study of the relationships between museums and the indigenous peoples whose heritage items they house. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774827263
ISBN
9780774827263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780274553
ISBN
9781780274553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. People collect to connect with the past, personal and historic, to exercise some small and perfect degree of control over a carefully chosen portion of the world. The Grain of the Clay is Allen S. Weiss's engaging exploration of the meaning and practice of collecting through his relationship with Japanese ceramics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236421
ISBN
9781780236421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. This handbook is essential for all those who are concerned with mounting eductional exhibitions, whether they be administrators, designers, educationalists, planners or in specific subject areas. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415239646
ISBN
9780415239646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.67

Hardback. This book uses the histories of the city art museums in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester to reveal, examine, and follow the consequences of the underlying logic of the Victorian art museum movement: the attempt to contain the moral and physical ugliness of industrial capitalism through the experience of beauty. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778046
ISBN
9780804778046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814718865
ISBN
9780814718865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251267
ISBN
9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Art, Politics and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris. 302 pages, 84 b&w illustrations. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221765
ISBN
9780520221765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns. Editor(s): McClellan, Andrew. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AB; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230472
ISBN
9780631230472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Paperback. Looks at socalled magnetic organizations, namely ones that combine a powerful internal alignment with a compelling vision so that they are able to attract critical resources, such as talented and committed employees, loyal audiences, engaged donors, and the financial capital required to sustain programmatic excellence and growth. Num Pages: 206 pages, 20 colour plates. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Association of Museums United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933253831
ISBN
9781933253831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.20

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