{"product_id":"dodos-and-dark-lanterns-9781854442819","title":"Dodos and Dark Lanterns","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David A. Berry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ashmolean Museum\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ashmolean Museum\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTells the story of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK, the world's first university museum, dating from the late 1600s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot your traditional approach to a museum history, but told through anecdotes about people famous and not-so and the objects they treasured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt all started with the bequest of a cabinet of curios called \"The Ark\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eDodos \u0026amp; Dark Lanterns tells the fascinating story of Oxford's Ashmolean, the first public museum in the world. Through a series of interesting anecdotes, based on objects from the Ashmolean's collections, the book traces the eventful history of this remarkable institution, which evolved from a cabinet of curiosities, representing the world in microcosm, into a museum of art and archaeology, illustrating connections between cultures over time. In the process, it introduces a host of colorful characters, such as a local confectioner named James Sadler who became the first English aeronaut and a young schoolboy known as Ned who grew up to be the legendary Lawrence of Arabia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContents: Map of Oxford; Introduction; Tradescant's Orchard; Powhatan's Mantle; Pr mia Honoraria; Statutes Order \u0026amp; Rules; Bottle of Nitre; Clypeus ploti; Oxford Dodo; Mourning Dress; Megalosaurus bucklandi; Draft Labels; Jewelled Disc Brooch; Guy Fawkes' Lantern; Statue of Athena; Study of Heads and Hands; Chester Seal; Hill House Album; Medieval Mug; Head of Louisa; Jane Russell; Ritual Food Vessel; Statue of the Buddha. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ashmolean Museum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890846810263,"sku":"9781854442819","price":2029.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781854442819.webp?v=1781181570","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dodos-and-dark-lanterns-9781854442819","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}