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The Lives of the Objects: Collecting Design
Hardback
Main Details
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The Lives of the Objects: Collecting Design
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Tristram Hunt
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 185 |
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| Category/Genre | Exhibition catalogues and specific collections |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781851779727
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| Classifications | Dewey:708.2134 |
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Publishing Details |
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V & A Publishing
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| Imprint |
V & A Publishing
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| Publication Date |
31 December 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In this intriguing insight into the work and history of a museum, V&A director and historian Dr Tristram Hunt brings together ten renowned V&A curators to tell the stories behind ten of their most treasured objects. 'Tipu's Tiger' (an almost life-size wooden semiautomaton mauling a European soldier), the 'Great Bed of Ware' (an Elizabethan bed for 8 people) and a Shakespeare First Folio are among the featured highlights whose route to the V&A collections are entertainingly revealed. Through these stories, this insightful history of museum curation - a world of careful study and sometimes remarkable fortuity - shows how the priorities of a museum are shaped and change over time.
Author Biography
Tristram Hunt is the author of several books on British history, and is the Director of the V&A.
Reviews'...full of fascinating, if occasionally tragic and controversial, tales of acquisitions.' Ciara Dossett, Daily Mail, 6th February 2020
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