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Moser, Stephanie.

Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum / Stephanie Moser. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - xvi, 328 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-303) and index.

Museum display, representation, and ancient Egypt -- To pleasurably serve the mind : the didactic study collections of the early modern period -- Wondrous curiosities : the display of the Sloane collection of Egyptian antiquities, 1759 -- Colossal monstrosities : the Townley installation of Egyptian antiquities, 1808 -- Monumental masterpieces : the exhibition of the collection of Henry Salt, 1823 -- Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837 -- Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880 -- Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.

ISBN: 0226542106 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780226542102

LCCN: 2005038001

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA671737 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013536645 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
British Museum--Exhibitions.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Egypt--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

LC Class. No.: DT59. / L65M67 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 932.0074/42132