Dodos & dark lanterns
Subtitle: highlights of Ashmolean history
By: David A. Berry
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9781854442819
Subjects: History; Ashmolean Museum
Other titles: Dodos and dark lanterns
Description: "Over the course of its long and eventful history, the Ashmolean has developed from a cabinet of curiosities, representing the world in microcosm, into a museum of art and archaeology, illustrating connections between cultures over time. This book tells the story of that remarkable transformation." - front cover verso.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.