Between two worlds: The distinct nature and contemporary significance of university museums and collections in Europe
Marta C. Lourenço
PhD dissertation
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris
October, 2005
Full text
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Table of contents
- List of figures, tables and acronyms
- Acknowledgements
- Chapters 1 - 7
- Chapter 1 – Introduction
- Chapter 2 – Objectives and methods
- Chapter 3 – Establishing the basics: Concepts and definitions
- Chapter 4 – Where do they come from? The origins of university collections
- Chapter 5 – Where are we now? Our state of knowledge
- Chapter 6 – Where are we now? University collections and the three missions: research, teaching and public display
- Chapter 7 – Discussion
- Biographical note
- Appendices 1 - 11
- Appendix 1 – Number of university museums and collections in Europe
- Appendix 2 – Field work (preliminary study)
- Appendix 3 – Field work (guidelines for study visits)
- Appendix 4 – Field work (calendar)
- Appendix 5 – Field work (study visits and interviews)
- Appendix 6 – Field work (complementary study visits)
- Appendix 7 – Terminology survey
- Appendix 8 – Historical synopsis of university collections
- Appendix 9 – A note on funding
- Appendix 10 – Relevant declarations and position statements
- Appendix 11 – Survey of Cladistics and Systematic Biology
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University of Lisbon
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1250-102 Lisboa
Portugal
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