Museums and the Construction of Disciplines: Art and Archaeology in Nineteenth-century Britain (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)

by Christopher Whitehead (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2009

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  Museums and museum politics were important elements in the development of the disciplines of Archaeology and Art History in nineteenth-century Britain. This title explores some of the key debates and events which led to the conceptual differentiation and physical separation of 'archaeological' and 'artistic' material culture.