Nature and culture : objects, disciplines and the Manchester Museum / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alberti, Samuel J. M. M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manchester Museum (University of Manchester)--History.

Manchester Museum (University of Manchester).

Museums--Collection management--England--Manchester--History.

Museums.

Museums--History--20th century.

Museums--Collection management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.

Summary:

'Nature and Culture' asks how objects were collected and displayed in the 20th century. It explores natural and cultural objects in the Manchester Museum, a major university collection. How did these specimens come to be there? What happened to them in the collection, and who used them?

Contents:

NATURE AND CULTURE: Objects, disciplines and the Manchester Museum

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction: museum historiographies

CHAPTER 1: Prologue: the Manchester Natural History Society

CHAPTER 2: Nature: scientific disciplines in the museum

CHAPTER 3: Culture: artefacts and disciplinary formation

CHAPTER 4: Acquisition: collecting networks and the museum

CHAPTER 5: Practice: technique and the lives of objects in the collection

CHAPTER 6: Visitors: audiences and objects

CHAPTER 7: Conclusion: the museum in the twentieth century

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 5, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-2954-X

OCLC:

1085667928