The First Modern Museums of Art: The Birth of an Institution in 18th- and Early-19th-Century Europe Valentine Gifts When an emergency strikes

When an emergency strikes

first published in Latin in 1565

It also includes the first English translations of the prefaces and afterword that Wölfflin himself added to later editions

Penelope Curtis is curator of the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds

the late Antoine de Schryver argues that the documents refer to the prayer book of Charles the Bold now in the J

The First Modern Museums of Art: The Birth of an Institution in 18th- and Early-19th-Century Europe Valentine Gifts When an emergency strikesEdited by Carole Paul In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the first modern, public museums of artcivic, state, or nationalappeared throughout Europe, setting a standard for the nature of such institutions that has made its influence felt to the present day. Although the emergence of these museums was an international development, their shared history has not been systematically explored until now. Taking up that project, this volume