From Books to Bezoars by Michael Hunter
This extensively illustrated volume offers fresh perspectives on the great eighteenth-century physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753), whose holdings formed the basis of the British Museum and ultimately of its dual offspring, the Natural History Museum and the British Library. The colonial milieu within which Sloane operated is given prominence here, and particularly the time he spent in Jamaica; attention is also paid to his social context and to the way his collecting activities permeated every aspect of his life. Some essays consider the museum specimens accumulated by Sloane, both natural and man-made, shedding new light on his aims in acquiring and organising them. Also included is the first complete publication of the earliest life of Sloane by Thomas Birch, based on personal interviews.
Michael Hunter is Professor Emeritus of History at Birkbeck College, University of London and the author of many books on the history of science, most recently Boyle: Between God and Science (2009). Alison Walker is in charge of the Sloane books project at the British Library. Arthur MacGregor is Editor of Sir Hans Sloane: Collector, Scientist, Antiquary, Founding Father of the British Museum (1995). Contributors: Michael Hunter, James Delbourgo, Mark Purcell, Pratik Chakrabati, Lisa Smith, Charlie Jarvis, Mark Spencer, Rob Huxley, Savrithi Preetha Nair, Jill Cook, James Robertson, Julie Chun Kim, Wendy Churchill, Kim Sloan, Kathryn James, Barbara Benedict, Eric Jorink, Marjorie Caygill, Arnold Hunt, John Goldfinch, Julianne Simpson, Stephen Parkin, Tracy-Ann Smith and Katharine Hann.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712358804 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712358803 |
| Title | From Books to Bezoars |
| Author | Michael Hunter |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | British Library Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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