Enlightenment architectures
The reconstruction of Sir Hans Sloane’s cabinets of ‘Miscellanies’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14904751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim Sloan (British Museum, corresponding author), Julianne Nyhan (0000-0002-4998-1757, University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-218 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Collections (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6650 • E-ISSN: 1477-8564 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhc/fhaa034 |
| OpenAlex | W3189299313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Focusing on Sir Hans Sloane’s catalogue of ‘Miscellanies’, now in the British Museum, this paper asks firstly how Sloane described objects and secondly whether the original contents of the cabinets can be reconstructed from his catalogue. Drawing on a sustained, digitally augmented analysis – the first of its kind – of Sloane’s catalogues, we respond to these questions and offer an initial analysis of the contents of the cabinets that held the miscellaneous objects at Sloane’s manor house in Chelsea. Knowledge of how and why Sloane catalogued this part of his collection has hitherto remained underdeveloped. We argue that his focus on preservation and documentation in his cataloguing did not preclude a research role, but rather was founded on immersive participation. Our work was undertaken as part of a Leverhulme Trust funded research project, Enlightenment Architectures: Sir Hans Sloane’s Catalogues of his Collections (2016–19), a collaboration between the British Museum and University College London
Art · Art history · Documentation · Enlightenment · Focus (optics) · Theology · Visual arts · Architecture and Art History Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |