Enlightening the British

Knowledge, Discovery, and the Museum in the Eighteenth Century

• Author(s): Robert Geoffrey William Anderson,
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Pages: 195
• ISBN_10: 071415010X
  ISBN_13: 9780714150109
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Modern / 18th Century , Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest ,

Description:... A collection of conference papers on the 'Enlightenment in Britain', this volume includes essays by leading scholars that throw new light on how the British Museum reacted to the great social, scientific and religious upheaval that characterised the Age of Englightenment.