Nature's Museums

Nature's Museums
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Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 1568984723
ISBN-13 : 9781568984728
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Book Synopsis Nature's Museums by : Carla Yanni

Download or read book Nature's Museums written by Carla Yanni and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2005-09-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yanni (art history, Rutgers U.) examines the relationship between architecture and science in the 19th century by considering the physical placement and display of natural artifacts in Victorian natural history museums. She begins by discussing the problem of classification, the social history of collecting, as well as architectural competitions an


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