by J. D. Hill, Neil MacGregor · British Museum Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780714150680
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«Masterpieces of the British Museum» is the illustrated work by J. D. Hill and Neil MacGregor on the British Museum's collections, published by British Museum Press in paperback (288 pages, in English).
A reference work bringing together some 250 outstanding pieces from the British Museum, from prehistory to the present and from cultures worldwide. The objects are grouped into twenty cross-cutting thematic sections such as dress, technology, myths, gods or nature; each entry includes a large color photograph and a text summarizing its history and features. The volume opens with an introduction by Neil MacGregor, director of the museum.
Includes iconic pieces such as the Warren Cup, Dürer's Rhinoceros, the Lewis chessmen, the Aztec turquoise serpent and the Gayer-Anderson Cat. Edited by J. D. Hill and introduced by Neil MacGregor.
Robert Neil MacGregor is a British art historian and former museum director. He was editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, then Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, Director of the British Museum from 2003 to 2015, and founding director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin until 2018.
