The Museum of the Mind: Art and Memory in World CulturesThe British Museum was founded in 1753 amidst an atmosphere of enthusiasm and optimism for collating knowledge about the past and objects from the past. Published to coincide with the BM's 250th anniversary, this book looks at the role of the museum as a `theatre of memory' and examines `how and why we commemorate, indeed how and why we remember'. Based purely on the collections of the BM, John Mack discusses and describes the mnemonic knotted handkerchiefs of the past - the portraits, medals, coins, memorials, religious relics, sourvenirs, inscriptions and memorabilia. This is a well-written and well-illustrated study of the different ways in which our ancestors have sought to mark and remember the past, through to the present-day penchant for capturing moments in time through photography. |
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In the Minds Eye | 25 |
Mnemonic Devices | 39 |
Living Memory | 52 |
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5 קטעים אחרים שאינם מוצגים
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
achieved activity ancient Antiquities appearance appropriate artists associated become body British Museum building century Chapter Christian church Coins collections commemoration completely context continuing course created cultures dead death deceased Department described detail developed discussion divine Drawings early Europe example experience fact figures give Greek head icon identified identity illustration imagery important included individual instance Italy king known late later living means Medals Medieval memory mnemonic objects once oral original painted particular past perhaps period person photograph physical pilgrim pilgrimage portrait portraiture practice present question recollection record reference religious remains remembered represent representation role Roman Saint sculpture seen sense showing significant souvenirs statue story successive suggest taken thought tion tomb tradition various Western