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Catalogue of museum of natural history and miscellaneous antiquities, curios, &c.

Catalogue of museum of natural history and miscellaneous antiquities, curios, &c.

Miller, Donald

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ISBN10: 9353706688
ISBN13: 9789353706685
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into a vanished museum, where every shelf is numbered and every object tells on its age. Open the drawers of history. Donald Miller's Catalogue of museum of natural history and miscellaneous antiquities, curios, &c. is a museum collection catalogue in the purest sense: a practical natural history specimen catalogue and an antiquities and curios inventory that records what was once gathered, labelled, and displayed for public wonder. Numbers, names, and succinct notes build a portrait of local pride, trade networks, and learning in motion at the time. From zoology botany mineral specimens to historical artifacts descriptions, these cabinet of curiosities listings map the borders between science, education, and fascination. Read it straight through for the quiet drama of accumulation, or dip in as a reference for collectors seeking period terminology, classification habits, and the textures of provenance. As a nineteenth century museum catalogue, the book is also early museum ephemera: evidence of victorian era collecting culture before modern curatorial standards tightened the categories. For museum studies research source work, it offers a grounded snapshot of how institutions presented knowledge and value, item by item, to their communities. Its plain, methodical voice gives the modern reader access to a world where rarity and curiosity sat side by side. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a complete catalogue reprint worth keeping close.

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