- Title :
-
Musa musaei : studies on scientific instruments and collections in honour of Mara Miniati; Firenze; L.S. Olschki
Blue books and the museums: scrutiny and statistics in mid-Victorian Britain
- Author :
- ANDERSON, Robert G. W. ;
- Publication year :
-
2003
- Language :
- English ;
- Abstract :
- Explores statistics on 19th-c. museums in Great Britain on the basis of 19th-c. reports (often referred to as 'blue books') issued by parliamentary committees. Notes that museums were often the subject of parliamentary scrutiny, and that the directors and other personnel of the British Museum, National Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum were questioned for the reports. Cites statistics and information on museum loans, visitors, plans to resite the National Gallery, scientific collections, etc. ;
- Topic :
- 530 - BIBLIOGRAPHIE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART ;
- French keywords :
- Collections ; Directeurs ; Grande-Bretagne ; Interview ; London (GBR) ; London (GBR), British Museum ; London (GBR), National Gallery ; London (GBR), Victoria and Albert Museum ; Musée ; Rapport ; Statistiques ; Victorien (art) ; 1800-1900 ;
- Descriptors :
- Collections ; Directors ; Great Britain ; Interviews ; London (GBR) ; London (GBR), British Museum ; London (GBR), National Gallery ; London (GBR), Victoria and Albert Museum ; Museums ; Reports ; Statistics ; Victorian ; 1800-1900 ;
- Document type :
- Article ;
- INIST identifier :
- 24876011 ;
- ISBN :
- ISBN 8822252381 ;
- Provenance :
- Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art ;
- Publisher country :
- ITALY ;
