British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge.In 2023 the museum received 5,820,860 visitors, an increase of 42% from 2022. It was the most popular attraction in the United Kingdom according to ALVA, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions.
The museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the Anglo-Irish physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. It first opened to the public in 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building. The museum's expansion over the following 250 years was largely a result of British colonisation and resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, or independent spin-offs, the first being the Natural History Museum in 1881. The right to ownership of some of its most well-known acquisitions, notably the Greek Elgin Marbles and the Egyptian Rosetta Stone, is subject to long-term disputes and repatriation claims.
In 1973, the British Library Act 1972 detached the library department from the British Museum, but it continued to host the now separated British Library in the same Reading Room and building as the museum until 1997. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and as with all national museums in the UK it charges no admission fee, except for loan exhibitions. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1877[London] Printed by order of the Trustees, 1877.xii, 156 p. 2 fold. plans. 22 cm.Also issued online.“...British Museum...”
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2Published 1843London, 1843.1 v. (various paging)“...British Museum...”
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3by Gregory I, Pope, ca. 540-604
Published 1975Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell international, 1975-78.2 v. ; 24 cm.“...British Museum...”
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4Published 1924London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by W. Clowes and sons, Limited] 1924.iv, [5]-58 p. , 1. 1., fold. front. (plan) 22 cm.“...British Museum...”
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5Published 1864London, H.G. Clarke and Co. [1864]39, [49] p. illus.“...British Museum...”
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6Published 1827London : Printed by G. Woodfall, 1827.188 p. ; 22 cm.“...British Museum...”
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7Published 1886[London] The Trustees, 1886.xxxii, 271 p. 2 plans.“...British Museum...”
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8Published 1866[London] Printed by order of the Trustees, 1866.iv, 128 p. fold. plans. 21 cm.“...British Museum...”
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9Published 1892London, The Trustees, 1892.288 p.“...British Museum...”
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10Published 1876[London] Printed by order of the Trustees, 1876.[i-v] vi-x, [1-3] 4-360, [i-v] vi-viii, [1-3] 4-87 p., 23 plates (part col.) 26.5 cm.“...British Museum...”
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11by Fletcher, William Younger, 1830-1913
Published 1895London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner and company, limited, 1895.xvii p., 65 ̋. 65 col. pl. 39 cm.“...British Museum...”
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12by Mairet, Jean de, 1604-1686
Published 1637A Paris, Chez Antoine de Sommaville, 1637.1 p. l., facsim.: 51 sheets mounted on 26 l. 27 x 36 cm.“...British Museum...”
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13by Campbell, Frank, 1863-1906
Published 1900London : Library Supply Co., [1900]6, 193, 314, 72 p. ; 32 cm. + 1 accessions list (16 columns ; 32 cm.)“...British Museum...”
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14by Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791
Published 1977London : World Microfilms Publications, c1977.115 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.“...British Museum...”
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15by Danford, John
Published 1971Wakefield, Eng. : Micro Methods, 1971.1 reel ; 35 mm.“...British Museum...”
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16Published 1914London [Printed at the Artist's Press by D. Macbeth] 1914.[6], 9, [3] p. illus.“...British Museum...”
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17Published 1926[London] 1926.32 p. illus.“...British Museum...”
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18Published 1974East Ardsley, Eng. : EP Microform, 1974.5 reels ; 35 mm. & guide (16 p. ; 21 cm.)“...British Museum...”
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19Published 1833[S.l. : s.n.], 1833-5 v. ; 23 cm.“...British Museum...”
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20London : British Museum Photographic Service, [19--]5 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.“...British Museum...”
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