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The British Museum Reading Room
A souvenir guide to the Reading Room of the British Museum which has recently been restored to its original architectural splendour and was opened to the public in December 2000. The guide also presents a concise illustrated history of the library, and its illustrous readers, during the last 150 years.
Treasures of the British Museum
The treasures include the Rosetta Stone, the Sutton Hoo ship burial, the Elgin Marbles, the Isle of Lewis chessmen, the Portland Vase, the Aztec turquoise mosaics, relics of the royal cemetery at Ur and the bronze Bodhisattva Tara.
Enlightening the British
A collection of conference papers on the 'Enlightenment in Britain', this volume includes essays by leading scholars that throw new light on how the British Museum reacted to the great social, scientific and religious upheaval that characterised the Age of Englightenment.
The British Museum
The British Museum is the oldest publicly funded museum in the world. This volume tells the story of the collections, the buildings that house them, and the people who have administered and curated them since its foundation in 1753.
From Books to Bezoars
This well-illustrated volume offers fresh perspectives on the great eighteenth-century physician, naturalist, and collector Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), whose extensive holdings formed the basis of the British Museum and its offspring, the Natural History Museum and the British Library. The colonial milieu within which Sloane operated gets prominence here, particularly the time he spent in Jamaica. Attention is paid to his enormous network of acquaintances and correspondents throughout the world as well as to the way his collecting activities permeated every aspect of his life. Other essays consider the museum specimens accumulated by Sloane--both natural and man-made--shedding new light on his aims for acquiring and organizing them. A fascinating look at the man behind three of the United Kingdom's most famous museums, From Books to Bezoars will appeal to students and scholars of eighteenth century studies, early modern science, and the history of the book.
Masterpieces of the British Museum
This new and updated edition includes many recent acquisitions and new discoveries, such as Picasso's stunning Vollard Suite and the intriguing Vale of York Viking hoard, and showcases a selection of more than 250 of the most beautiful and important objects drawn from across the Museum. Each object is presented with its own fascinating story and is strikingly illustrated in full colour. From the Warren Cup to Durers Rhinoceros, the Lewis Chessmen to the Aztec turquoise serpent and the Gayer-Anderson Cat, the iconic objects of the British Museum are here presented in an exciting and accessible new way, highlighting the superb craftsmanship and ingenuity of those who created each of these splendid pieces.
