Title: From Books To Bezoars Sir Hans Sloane And His Collections
Description: This extensively illustrated volume offers fresh perspectives on the great 18th-century physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), whose holdings formed the basis of the British Museum and ultimately of its dual offspring, the Natural History Museum and the British Library.
Subjects: Museums, great britain, Collectors and collecting, History, Book collectors, Biography, Verzamelingen, Physicians, Congresses, Festschrift, Book Collecting, History, 17th Century, History, 18th Century, Scientists, Antiquarians, British Museum