The Ashmolean Museum
Subtitle: crossing cultures, crossing time
By: general editor, Katherine Wodehouse
Contributors: Wodehouse, Katherine
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford; Ashmolean Museum
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9781854442895
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Catalogs; Art; Ashmolean Museum
Description: "The Ashmolean opened its doors on 21 May 1683, making it Britain's first public museum. It now ranks as one of the world's great collections of art and archaeology with an extraordinary range of objects from prehistory to the present day spanning Antiquities, Western and Eastern Art, Coins and Casts. This is the most comprehensive introduction ever published to the riches of the Ashmolean. Over 400 key objects are discussed and illustrated, while an accompanying essay explores the Museum's fascinating history." -- Backcover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index.