Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom: a history

"This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lac...

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Main Author: Young, Linda 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Rowman & Littlefield [2017]
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Summary:"This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lack thereof) today."...Provided by publisher
Physical Description:xii, 299 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781442239760

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