“[This book] is a milestone in the critical analysis of the origins and development of the concept of collecting and museums

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ISBN 978-0-89236-304-9

34 color and 17 b/w illustrations

once described British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) as "one of the finest portraitists of the nineteenth century―in any medium

The Mediterranean in History fantasy “[This book] is a milestoneEdited by David Abulafia In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore the facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the "Great Sea": the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medieval times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of