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

• Autore: Young Linda <1953 June 16, >
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
• Disciplina: 363.690973
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom
• ISBN: 1-4422-3977-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798956403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II