25 Illustrations, black and white; 245 Illustrations, color
Publishing Details
Publisher
British Museum Press
Imprint
British Museum Press
Publication Date
2 August 2004
Publication Country
United Kingdom
Description
The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilisations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding of the world. The King's Library was built to house the books donated from the royal libraries of King George II and King George III, and they epitomise the interest in the late 18th and 19th centuries in scholarship and study. Aimed at the general reader and relevant to many academic disciplines, this book explores the ways people acquired new information, organised their ideas and reached their conclusions.
Author Biography
Kim Sloan is Curator of British Drawings and Watercolours at the British Museum.
Reviews
"'Affirmative and enjoyable' The Art Newspaper; 'Visually and textually stunning...' The Good Book Guide"
