What the Museum Ledger Did Not Record
The ledger in the basement of the British Museum is bound in green leather and filled with entries in copperplate handwriting that slants sharply to the left. It records every acquisition the museum has made since its founding: the date, the donor, the provenance, the estimated value. It is a document of extraordinary precision, and what it does not record is everything that matters. Entry...
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