{"product_id":"dodos-and-dark-lanterns-highlights-of-ashmolean-history","title":"Dodos and Dark Lanterns: Highlights of Ashmolean History","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTells the story of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK, the world's first university museum, dating from the late 1600s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot your traditional approach to a museum history, but told through anecdotes about people famous and not-so and the objects they treasured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt all started with the bequest of a cabinet of curios called \"The Ark\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eDodos \u0026amp; Dark Lanterns tells the fascinating story of Oxford's Ashmolean, the first public museum in the world. Through a series of interesting anecdotes, based on objects from the Ashmolean's collections, the book traces the eventful history of this remarkable institution, which evolved from a cabinet of curiosities, representing the world in microcosm, into a museum of art and archaeology, illustrating connections between cultures over time. In the process, it introduces a host of colorful characters, such as a local confectioner named James Sadler who became the first English aeronaut and a young schoolboy known as Ned who grew up to be the legendary Lawrence of Arabia. \u003cp\u003eContents: Map of Oxford; Introduction; Tradescant's Orchard; Powhatan's Mantle; Præmia Honoraria; Statutes Order \u0026amp; Rules; Bottle of Nitre; Clypeus ploti; Oxford Dodo; Mourning Dress; Megalosaurus bucklandi; Draft Labels; Jewelled Disc Brooch; Guy Fawkes' Lantern; Statue of Athena; Study of Heads and Hands; Chester Seal; Hill House Album; Medieval Mug; Head of Louisa; Jane Russell; Ritual Food Vessel; Statue of the Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ashmolean Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781854442819\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ashmolean Museum","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £3.40","offer_id":47918382940337,"sku":"SB-1854442813-C4","price":3.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1854442813_e6a5687e-1bf2-4aff-833f-43720301e467.jpg?v=1790352061","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/dodos-and-dark-lanterns-highlights-of-ashmolean-history","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}