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Museology & heritage studies
Paperback. Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. This book explains why the collecting frenzy took place. It locates it in the fragile and nostalgic atmosphere of the interwar years, dominated by neo-romanticism and cultural protectionism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABC; ABQ; AMX; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205244
- ISBN
- 9780300205244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Paperback. 'Preventive Conservation in Museums' explains the diverse literature and ideas of preventive conservation to an audience with a limited scientific background, principally those studying museum studies or engaged in the museum profession. Editor(s): Caple, Chris. Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 35 black & white tables, 39 black & white halftones, 88 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415579704
- ISBN
- 9780415579704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Paperback. The prioritisation of learning in museums in the context of demands for social justice and cultural democracy combined with cultural policy based on economic rationalism forces museums to review their educational purposes, redesign their pedagogies and account for their performance. This book reveals the power of museum pedagogy. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 252 pages, 31 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415379366
- ISBN
- 9780415379366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. This is a multi-disciplinary study that adopts an innovative and original approach to a highly topical question, that of meaning-making in museums. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415086332
- ISBN
- 9780415086332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629581712
- ISBN
- 9781629581712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
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
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759124370
- ISBN
- 9780759124370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
€ 47.49
Paperback. Brings together the views of an international group of museum professionals, architects, designers and academics, highlights the complexity, significance and malleability of museum space, and provides reflections upon developments in museum architecture and exhibition design. Editor(s): MacLeod, Suzanne. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415343459
- ISBN
- 9780415343459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey from ethnological artifacts to kitsch. Posing the question, 'What does it mean to show?' this title explores the agency of display in a variety of settings: museums, festivals, world's fairs, historical re-creations, memorials, and tourist attractions. Num Pages: 311 pages, 98 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: GM; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209664
- ISBN
- 9780520209664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.16
€ 44.99
€ 32.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472590800
- ISBN
- 9781472590800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JHB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362685
- ISBN
- 9780822362685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JM; AM; GM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236288
- ISBN
- 9781442236288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 240 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AFKG; AGC; GM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The Heard Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934351799
- ISBN
- 9780934351799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Labadi, Sophia; Logan, William. Series: Key Issues in Cultural Heritage. Num Pages: 334 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GM; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138845756
- ISBN
- 9781138845756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Hardback. Showcases over a hundred treasures from the collections of the National Museum of Scotland. Editor(s): Souden, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, c300 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; GM; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910682050
- ISBN
- 9781910682050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.21
€ 40.99
€ 34.21
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
€ 44.99€ 38.90
€ 44.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Scholars are challenged to create their own exhibitions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 332 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773546837
- ISBN
- 9780773546837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.42
€ 47.99
€ 43.42
Paperback. New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use. Discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews. Editor(s): Marstine, Janet. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105590
- ISBN
- 9781405105590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Offers information about objects and people in museums and galleries. This book addresses fundamental issues of human sensory, emotional and aesthetic experience of objects. It is divided into three sections - Objects, Engagements, and Interpretations. It examines materiality and other perceptual and ontological qualities of objects themselves. Editor(s): Dudley, Sandra. Num Pages: 312 pages, 60 black & white halftones, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415492188
- ISBN
- 9780415492188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
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
€ 36.99€ 26.88
€ 36.99
€ 26.88