{"product_id":"origins-of-museums","title":"The Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth-and-Seventeenth-Century Europe","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gbqg91\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"48\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"14\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eEditors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oliver Impey and Arthur MacGregor\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dcvtie\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"65\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"61\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8z39as\" data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"91\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"77\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9 × 11.2 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"610a0b\" data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"130\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"112\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108 illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1uxv7dg\" data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"164\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"147\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ashmolean Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sbuwel\" data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"206\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"188\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15e676k\" data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"269\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"221\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e carried a feature in 2015, describing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Origin of Museums\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as \"a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the history of collecting\". Indeed, the first publication of this book in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area in its own right. That an appetite for such matters was already there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant, but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Origins of Museums\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after) volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important volume readily available again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50006222242016,"sku":"442083","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/2797\/2442\/files\/Paxton_Gate_Book_origin_muesum.jpg?v=1783618798","url":"https:\/\/paxtongate.com\/products\/origins-of-museums","provider":"Paxton Gate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}