Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum / Stephanie Moser.
Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. Description: xvi, 328 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN: 0226542106 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780226542102Subject(s): British Museum -- Exhibitions | Egypt -- Antiquities -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 932.0074/42132 LOC classification: DT59. | L65M67 2006Online resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
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the collection of Henry Salt, 1823 -- Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837 -- Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880 -- Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.
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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the collection of Henry Salt, 1823 -- Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837 -- Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880 -- Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.