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Giorgio Vasari and the Birth of the Museum offers the first dedicated and comprehensive study of Vasari*s original contributions to the making of museums, addressing the subject from the full range of aspects – collecting, installation, conceptual-historical – in which his influence is strongly felt. Uniting specialists of Giorgio Vasari with scholars of historical museology, this collection of essays presents a cross-disciplinary overview of Vasari*s approaches to the collecting and display of art, artifacts and memorabilia. Although the main focus of the book is on the mid-late 16th century, contributors also bring to light that Vasari*s museology enjoyed a substantial afterlife well into the modern museum era. This volume is a fundamental addition to the museum studies literature and a welcome enhancement to the scholarly industry on Giorgio Vasari.






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