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Book

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Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green

Arthur MacGregor

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1987

Paperback; 142 pages

Pervading the collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green there is an unmistakably-and unashamedly-antiquarian character. Seen in its entirety, it recalls instantly the flavour of a cabinet of curiosities. In this volume interest has been focused on one area of the collection-items from prehistoric Europe and from the Near East. In promoting this publication Lord McAlpine has sought not only to share something of the enjoyment he derives from his collection but more specifically to make available, on the widest possible basis, details of the appearance, quality, and composition of each individual item. The result is a work that should prove of lasting usefulness: an illustrated corpus of a large body of artefacts; a record of several hitherto unpublished hoards and individual items of some considerable importance; and a contribution to the historical dimension of collecting in which the McAlpine collection will undoubtedly claim a place.