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Paula Findlen teaches in the History Department and the Program in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of Possessing Nature: Museums, Collecting and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (berke ley: University of California Press, 1994) and other studies of science and culture in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. She has not yet become tired of thinking about museums.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a unique lens through which to understand the rise and development of museums, spaces that have become emblematic of cultural preservation. Beginning with their humble origins as personal studies and royal treasuries, the author traces the transformation of museums into the distinct and largely autonomous institutions they are today. By examining the evolving relationship between these institutions and the objects they house, the author uncovers the complex interplay between knowledge, display, and the construction of cultural heritage. As museums moved from private palaces to public spaces, they gradually shed their contemplative aura and became places of education and entertainment. By exploring this transition, this book sheds light on the ways in which our understanding of history, art, and culture has been shaped by the spaces in which we encounter them. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333784843_0
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