Dodos and Dark Lanterns (Paperback)

Paperback. Throughout its history, the Ashmolean has evolved to meet changing needs and reflect new ideas. In the process, it has transformed from a cabinet of curiosities, representing the world in microcosm, to a museum of art and archaeology, illustrating connections between cultures over time. This book tells the story of that remarkable transformation. It shows what the Ashmolean was like at various points in the past and introduces the people who helped to make it the museum it is today. It looks at the buildings that have housed the Ashmolean and how they have been continually altered and adapted, as well as at the collections and how they have been interpreted and reinterpreted over the centuries. Tells the story of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the world's first university museum, dating from the late 1600s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.