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-No other book exists to rival this title -Several pointers have indicated the continuing importance attached to this group of essays, written by many of the foremost scholars in their respective areas, brought together to explore common ground in the history of collecting -The fact that second-hand copies currently change hands for hundreds of pounds is perhaps an obvious measure of residual value The Ashmolean Museum is proud to make this important volume containing the fascinating story of the modern museum's beginnings readily available again. The original publication of The Origins of Museums in 1985 marked a propitious moment as the study of museum history was becoming increasingly important. This ground-breaking book traces the story of collecting which is the story of men and their curiosity - as it was first the prerogative of the nobility or specialist who laid the important groundwork before it came to be, in our own time, for all the people. The book's first edition sold out within a few months, the second within a year or two later, and the third in 1989. There was to be no further printing by the original publishers, Oxford University Press until now. The original Origins of Museums has became a scarce (though much sought-after) volume with original copies selling for hundreds, if not thousands of pounds. Its topics are wide-ranging, the scholarship impeccable and enlightening and full of unknown facts. There is a broad-sweep of history here that will captivate and surprise the expert and the layperson alike.