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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798956403321

Autore

Young Linda <1953 June 16, >

Titolo

Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom : a history / / Linda Young

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4422-3977-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

363.690973

Soggetti

Historic house museums - United States - History

Historic house museums - United States - Management

Dwellings - Conservation and restoration - United States - History

Historic house museums - Great Britain - History

Historic house museums - Great Britain - Management

Dwellings - Conservation and restoration - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Is there a museum in the house? -- Heroes' houses: the home of the nation personified -- Heroes' houses: literary and other identities -- Artwork houses and national aesthetics -- Collectors' houses: egos and afterlives -- Social history house museums -- Authenticity: material reality, negotiated understanding -- The English country house -- The significance, insignificance and future of house museums.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lack thereof) today."--Provided by publisher.