Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom : a history / Linda Young.

• Heroes' houses: the home of the nation personified -- Heroes' houses: literary and other identities -- Artwork houses and national aesthetics -- Collectors' houses: egos and afterlives -- Social history house museums -- Authenticity: material reality, negotiated understanding -- The english country house -- The significance, insignificance and future of house museums.

• "This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lack of it) today."--Provided by publisher. 

Ämnesord

Författarhem  (sao)

Konstnärshem  (sao)

Herrgårdar  (sao)

Byggnadsminnen  (sao)

Byggnadsvård  (sao)

Historic house museums  -- United States -- History. (LCSH)

Historic house museums  -- United States -- Management. (LCSH)

Dwellings  -- Conservation and restoration -- United States -- History. (LCSH)

Historic house museums  -- Great Britain -- History. (LCSH)

Historic house museums  -- Great Britain -- Management. (LCSH)

Dwellings  -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain -- History. (LCSH)

Historiska minnesmärken  -- historia (sao)

Mansions  (LCSH)

Manors  (LCSH)

Historic buildings  (LCSH)

Literary landmarks  (LCSH)

Förenta staterna  (sao)

Storbritannien  (sao)

Klassifikation

E159 (LCC)

363.6/90973 (DDC)

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