Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills

Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Author: Virgil M. Harris
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2022-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills" by Virgil M. Harris. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Interpreting Objects and Collections

Interpreting Objects and Collections
Author: Susan M. Pearce
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0415112885

Bringing together the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections, this volume examines how people relate to material culture and why they collect things.

American Art Auction Catalogues 1785-1942

American Art Auction Catalogues 1785-1942
Author: Harold Lancour
Publisher: Lancour Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2007-03
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1406750875

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Museums, Objects, and Collections

Museums, Objects, and Collections
Author: Susan Pearce
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1588345173

This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social reasons that people collect and identifies three modes of collecting: collecting as souvenirs, as fetishes, and as systematic assemblages. She considers how museum professionals set policies of collection management; acquire, study, and exhibit objects; and make meaning of the objects in their care. Pearce also explores the ideological relationship between museums and their collections and the intellectual and social relationships of museums to the public.

A History of English Literature

A History of English Literature
Author: Michael Alexander
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780333913970

This text provides a comprehensive survey of one of the richest and oldest literatures in the world. Presented as a narrative, and usable as a work of reference, this text offers an account of literature from the beginnings of English until the year 2000.