The Lives of Objects: Collecting Design - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1851779728 ISBN 13: 9781851779727

Casa editrice: Victoria & Albert Pubns, 2019

Riassunto

Here, ten world-renowned curators from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London tell the story of ten of the most famous and curious objects acquired by the museum over its history. Among these are 'tipu's Tiger," an almost life-size wooden mechanical toy of a tiger mauling a European soldier; the 'Great Bed of Ware," a 10 1/2-foot-wide Elizabethan bed; and a 'shakespeare First Folio," one of the few survivors of an estimated 750 that were originally printed. Learn too about collection building and how careful curation and fortuitous optimism drive and change museum priorities over time.
 

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Informazioni sull?autore

Tristram Hunt is director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A former member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central, he is the author of several books on British history.
 

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In this intriguing insight into the work and history of a museum, V&A director and historian Dr Tristram Hunt brings together ten renowned V&A curators to tell the stories behind ten of their most treasured objects. ‘Tipu’s Tiger’ (an almost life-size wooden semi-automaton mauling a European soldier), the ‘Great Bed of Ware’ (an Elizabethan bed for 8 people) and a Shakespeare First Folio are among the featured highlights whose route to the V&A collections are entertainingly revealed.

Through these stories, this insightful history of museum curation – a world of careful study and sometimes remarkable fortuity – shows how the priorities of a museum are shaped and change over time.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Victoria & Albert Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1851779728
• ISBN 13: 9781851779727
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Redattore: Hunt Tristram
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile