{"product_id":"9781910807194","title":"The Origins of Museums : The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth-and-Seventeenth-Century Europe by Arthur MacGregor","description":"History Today carried a feature in 2015, describing The Origin of Museums as \"a cult book [that] spawned a new discipline in the history of collecting\". Indeed, the first publication of this book in 1985 undoubtedly marked a propitious moment in the development of interest, in what has since grown to be a dynamic subject-area in its own right.  That an appetite for such matters was already there is confirmed by the fact that the first impression sold out within a few months, a second impression a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press. However in 2001 a new edition appeared with a new publisher. Demand again proved buoyant, but within a few months the company failed; having operated on a print-on-demand basis, it left behind it no unsold stock. The Origins of Museums reverted to a scarce (though much sought-after) volume. With original copies now selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, the Ashmolean is proud to make this important volume readily available again.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309176861045,"sku":"9781910807194","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781910807194.jpg?v=1762810738","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781910807194","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}