Classical sculpture and the culture of collecting in Britain since 1760

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Classical sculpture and the culture of collecting in Britain since 1760

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English
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315

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Classical Sculpture and the Culture of Collecting in Britain Since 1760
2014, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: Classical sculpture and the culture of collecting in Britain since 1760
Classical sculpture and the culture of collecting in Britain since 1760
2009, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Lord Lansdowne's Wounded Amazon
'The loving labours of a learned German': Adolf Michaelis and the historiography of classical sculpture in Britain
'The spoils of Roman grandeur': correspondence collecting and the market in Rome
The operations of sculpture: (Re) writing restoration
Collecting and global politics: the export of marbles from Rome and their transport to Britain
"The lecture on Venus's arse: Richard Cosway's Charles Townley with a group of connoisseurs, c.1771-5
'Placed with propriety': the display and viewing of ancient sculpture
'Casting a lustful eye': Charles Townley as collector and cataloguer
Conclusion: Joseph Nollekens' The judgement of Paris.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (P. [281]-299) and index.

Published in
Oxford, New York
Series
Classical presences

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
733.07441
Library of Congress
NB87.G7 C65 2009, NB87, NB85 .C65 2009

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Pagination
xiv, 315 p., [32] p. of plates :
Number of pages
315

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23951537M
Internet Archive
classicalsculptu0000colt
ISBN 10
019955126X
ISBN 13
9780199551262
LCCN
2009930573
OCLC/WorldCat
264023538, 318670553

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OL18567972W

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