Museums, Objects, and Collections: A Cultural StudyBibliografie : p. 274-287 Met reg. Exploration of the nature of museums, their collections and the objects which form these collections; the psychological reasons why people collect; and the nature of relics, fetishes and systematic assemblages. |
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... Leicester ( photo : University of Leicester ) . sciousness , and he now appears simply as somebody who is interesting because he is different . The urge towards miniaturization belongs within the same nexus of feelings . The taxidermed ...
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Museums Objects and Collections | 1 |
Objects Inside and Outside Museums | 15 |
Body and Soul | 36 |
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