British Amulets in London Museums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8935198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen Ettlinger (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1939 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-175 |
| Publication date | 1939-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1939.9718163 |
| OpenAlex | W2063540961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
for such research I found expressed in Hastings: The important task which must first be accomplished is to collect and arrange the abundant material. . 1 As I began this work in London it is a special pleasure to me to be able to speak to you of my results here. I found two kinds of museums : they differ firstly in the arrangement of their objects. In the first group-which I shall call the A-museums-the arrangement is made from different points of view, that is, according to their species, their substance, their style, their origin, etc. In the second group-the B-museums-all the exhibited objects are subordinated to one scientific idea. To the A-museums belong the British Museum, the Guildhall Museum, the London Museum, the South Kensington Museum, and the Syer Cuming Museum. From this last I shall mention to-day only those objects which were purchased at the sale of the famous London cabinet of curiosities, the Leverian Museum, in the year 18o6.-In the B-museums, on the other hand, the amulets and similar objects were already assorted ; in the Horniman Museum from the ethnographical standpoint and
Archaeology · Art · Ethnology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |