"An authoritative reference work that lists more than 200 selected museums in countries from Afghanistan to Zaire. . . . This set responds to the need for a work that offers serious researchers scholarly articles on the history and collections of the world's major museums." Choice "This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended." Library Journal
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This reference book is composed of signed, scholarly articles on selected art museums around the world. Each entry provides a brief history of the museum, its administrative structure and funding, a history of the development of the collection, and an analysis of the most significant works in the collection. The often lengthy articles are followed by selected bibliographies. This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended. (Glossary, artist index, and general index not seen.) Lynell A. Morr, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Lib., Sarasota, Fla.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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“An authoritative reference work that lists more than 200 selected museums in countries from Afghanistan to Zaire. The articles, by 120 contributors, are arranged alphabetically by country and subarranged by city and museum name. This set responds to the need for a work that offers serious researchers scholarly articles on the history and collections of the world's major museums. Entries for each museum include history, development of the collections, administrative structure, finding, brief analysis of collections, and a short select bibliography. The front matter includes a list of contributors and an introductory essay on the art museum and society; Volume 2 ends with a glossay of terms, selected bibliography on museology in general, detailed index, and brief biographies of contributors.... Major academic, research, and art libraries will want this encyclopedic work.”–Choice
“This reference book is composed of signed, scholarly articles on selected art museums around the world. Each entry provides a brief history of the museum, its administrative structure and funding, a history of the development of the collection, and an analysis of the most significant works in the collection. The often lengthy articles are followed by selected bibliographies. This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended.”–Library Journal
“Art Museums of the World will be most useful in academic libraries with curricula in art history or museology, in museum libraries, and in large, well-supported public libraries with clientele interested in museums on the international level.”–Reference Books Bulletin
“This reference book is composed of signed, scholarly articles on selected art museums around the world. Each entry provides a brief history of the museum, its administrative structure and funding, a history of the development of the collection, and an analysis of the most significant works in the collection. The often lengthy articles are followed by selected bibliographies. This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended.”–
“Art Museums of the World will be most useful in academic libraries with curricula in art history or museology, in museum libraries, and in large, well-supported public libraries with clientele interested in museums on the international level.”–
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