The Cabinet of Curiosities; Or, Wonders of the World Displayed
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Published: 1833
Total Pages: 448
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Published: 1833
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Colleen Josephine Sheehy
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781452908939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara Maria Stafford
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780892365906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 13 November 2001 to 3 February 2002.
Author: Julius von Schlosser
Publisher: Getty Research Institute
Published: 2021-01-19
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 160606679X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the first time, the pioneering book that launched the study of art and curiosity cabinets is available in English. Julius von Schlosser’s Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Spätrenaissance (Art and Curiosity Cabinets of the Late Renaissance) is a seminal work in the history of art and collecting. Originally published in German in 1908, it was the first study to interpret sixteenth- and seventeenth-century cabinets of wonder as precursors to the modern museum, situating them within a history of collecting going back to Greco-Roman antiquity. In its comparative approach and broad geographical scope, Schlosser’s book introduced an interdisciplinary and global perspective to the study of art and material culture, laying the foundation for museum studies and the history of collections. Schlosser was an Austrian professor, curator, museum director, and leading figure of the Vienna School of art history whose work has not achieved the prominence of his contemporaries until now. This eloquent and informed translation is preceded by Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann’s substantial introduction. Tracing Schlosser’s biography and intellectual formation in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, it contextualizes his work among that of his contemporaries, offering a wealth of insights along the way.
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Published: 1824
Total Pages: 458
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph Watson
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Published: 1830
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Viktor Wynd
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783791349060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLet the inimitable aesthete Viktor Wynd guide you through a subversive celebration of curiosities, art, mess, decay, and self indulgence, passionately arguing that the world is full of wonder that is in danger of being sanitized and that collectors are the ultimate artists. The book visits rarified locations lovingly curated by bohemians and artists: from a rambling Devon farmhouse and its historic taxidermy to an Italianate villa in East London to the House of Dreams Museum. It also includes advice on how to start a collection of your own, covering details on auction houses, private dealers, flea markets and fairs, and shows that having distinctive taste does not necessarily require a massive budget.
Author: Mercantile Library Association (N.Y.)
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Published: 1844
Total Pages: 312
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Published: 1824
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Leah Dilworth
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780813532721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe success of internet auction sites like eBay and the cult status of public television's Antiques Roadshow attest to the continued popularity of collecting in American culture. Acts of Possession investigates the ways cultural meanings of collections have evolved and yet remained surprisingly unchanged throughout American history. Drawing upon the body of theoretical work on collecting and focusing on individual as opposed to museum collections, the contributors investigate how, what, and why Americans have collected and explore the inherent meanings behind systems of organization and display. Essays consider the meanings of Thomas Jefferson's Indian Hall at Monticello; the pedagogical theories behind nineteenth-century children's curiosity cabinets; collections of Native American artifacts; and the ability of the owners of doll houses to construct meaning within the context of traditional ideals of domesticity. The authors also consider some darker aspects of collecting-hoarding, fetishism, and compulsive behavior-scrutinizing collections of racist memorabilia and fascist propaganda. The final essay posits the serial killer as a collector, an investigation into the dangerous objectification of humans themselves. By bringing fresh, interdisciplinary critical perspectives to bear on these questions, Dilworth and her coauthors weave a fascinating cultural history of collecting in America.