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The Lives of Objects
Author: Tristram Hunt
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ISBN: 9781851779727
Format: Hardback
Published: April 2020
Published By: Bloomsbury
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Published: April 2020
Published By: Bloomsbury
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Product Description
In this intriguing insight into the work and history of a museum, V&A director and historian Dr Tristram Hunt bringstogether ten renowned V&A curators to tell the stories behind ten of their most treasured objects.
'Tipu's Tiger' (an almost life-size wooden semiautomaton mauling a European soldier), the 'Great Bed of Ware' (an Elizabethan bed for 8 people) and a Shakespeare First Folio are among the featured highlights whose route to the V&A
collections are entertainingly revealed.
Through these stories, this insightful history of museum curation o a world of careful study and sometimes remarkable fortuity o shows how the priorities of a museum are shaped and change over time.In this intriguing insight into the work and history of a museum, V&A director and historian Dr Tristram Hunt brings
together ten renowned V&A curators to tell the stories behind ten of their most treasured objects.
'Tipu's Tiger' (an almost life-size wooden semiautomaton mauling a European soldier), the 'Great Bed of Ware' (an Elizabethan bed for 8 people) and a Shakespeare First Folio are among the featured highlights whose route to the V&A
collections are entertainingly revealed.
Through these stories, this insightful history of museum curation o a world of careful study and sometimes remarkable fortuity o shows how the priorities of a museum are shaped and change over time.
Tristram Hunt is the author of several books on British history, and is the Director of the V&A.