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Open-air museums in Europe / edited by Vladimír Klíma.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Museums.
- Open-air museums.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (824 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book deals with 636 open-air museums in 31 European countries, and presents various details concerning the evolution of European vernacular architecture and the modern approach to open-air museums reconstructing old ways of living in the countryside. The publication has many illustrations and also contains 2339 black-and-white photos. In addition to scholars and the general reader, the book will also be of interest to open-air museums, as it provides insights into attracting visitors to such institutions.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface for the first (Czech) edition
- Author's preface
- Book arrangement
- Development of open-air museums
- The European house and its historical context
- Catalogue of open-air museums in Europe
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- The Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- List of museums.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Klíma, Vladimír Open-Air Museums in Europe
- ISBN:
- 9781527589575
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