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Luxdorph''s collection has a triple source value in terms of the history of art, the history of civilisation and the history of science. On this background, both reconstruction and the availability of the collection hold specific contemporary and general importance for the illustration of very old men and women, the development of research on aging and the associated socio-cultural topics. Moreover, the collection represents an encyclopedic interest, the passion to collect and the origin of science-orientated collections, as they became characteristic in 18th century Europe.

Icons of Longevity: Luxdorph's Eighteenth Century

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    A Hardback by Lise-Lotte B Petersen, Bernard Jeune

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      Publisher University Press of Southern Denmark
      Published 4 February 2011
      ISBN-13 9788778387417
      978-8778387417
      ISBN-10 8778387418
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      Museology and heritage studies

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      Book Synopsis
      Luxdorph''s collection has a triple source value in terms of the history of art, the history of civilisation and the history of science. On this background, both reconstruction and the availability of the collection hold specific contemporary and general importance for the illustration of very old men and women, the development of research on aging and the associated socio-cultural topics. Moreover, the collection represents an encyclopedic interest, the passion to collect and the origin of science-orientated collections, as they became characteristic in 18th century Europe.

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