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The National Museum of Indonesia, with a collection totalling approximately 100,000 artefacts, is an inexhaustible storehouse of information in the fields of archaeology, history, and anthropology, for scholars, university students, and school students. The collection has inspired the writing of numerous monographs, scholarly journals, theses, reports, and many others. The National Museum of Indonesia, with a collection totalling approximately 100,000 artefacts, is an inexhaustible storehouse of information in the fields of archaeology, history, and anthropology, for scholars, university students, and school students. The collection has inspired the writing of numerous monographs, scholarly journals, theses, reports, and many others.
In order to make this wealth of information about the collection available to the general public, the National Museum has publishing a range of books with different themes that help readers explore and investigate the collections.
This series, of which these three volumes represent the second set, puts the collections of the National Museum of Indonesia in historical context. The museum is one of the most acclaimed of its kind anywhere in the world, and the story of its development represents a narrative of the growing understanding of the Indonesian people and their cultures. From its roots in the 18th century, the museum has evolved and grown steadily. These volumes are meant to present to the public the spectacular achievements of Indonesian artists and craftsmen in a way which is both scholarly and refreshing. The combination of historical pictures and modern photography of the best pieces from the collection allows readers to enjoy the beauty of these objects in easily portable format.
In order to make this wealth of information about the collection available to the general public, the National Museum has publishing a range of books with different themes that help readers explore and investigate the collections.
This series, of which these three volumes represent the second set, puts the collections of the National Museum of Indonesia in historical context. The museum is one of the most acclaimed of its kind anywhere in the world, and the story of its development represents a narrative of the growing understanding of the Indonesian people and their cultures. From its roots in the 18th century, the museum has evolved and grown steadily. These volumes are meant to present to the public the spectacular achievements of Indonesian artists and craftsmen in a way which is both scholarly and refreshing. The combination of historical pictures and modern photography of the best pieces from the collection allows readers to enjoy the beauty of these objects in easily portable format.
170 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2019
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