Enlightenment edited by Kim Sloan, British Museum, 拢25, ISBN 0714127655
Enlightening the British edited by R. G. W. Anderson and others, British Museum, 拢35, ISBN 071415010X
IN these days of international gloom, it is perhaps not surprising to find a reawakening of interest in the Enlightenment, a period of expanding intellectual horizons and imperial coffers. To celebrate the British Museum’s 250th anniversary, the former King’s Library has been splendidly refurbished as a reminder of what the museum once was. There’s a refreshing lack of interactive computer displays, so not one for the tweenies but a quiet backwater of leather-bound volumes…
