Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved Its Heritage
- ISBN-10
- 0300195729
- ISBN-13
- 9780300195729
- Category
- Cultural property
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- Simon Thurley
Description
Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. This book explains why the extraordinary collecting frenzy took place.
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