In acceptable condition due to a bump to the bottom of the back cover (see photo). There's rubbing to the dust jacket and tiny tears at the back top left corner. Besides the bump the black cloth boards show minimal wear. There's a small pencil mark to the first page. The binding is tight.
Synopsis:
Yanni (art history, Rutgers U.) examines the relationship between architecture and science in the 19th century by considering the physical placement and display of natural artifacts in Victorian natural history museums. She begins by discussing the problem of classification, the social history of collecting, as well as architectural competitions and case studies of particular museums such as the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Cambridge University Library, and the Museum of Practical Geology. Final chapters look at natural history museums today, and at the role of architecture in the social structure of knowledge. Includes numerous illustrations.