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| Book Number | 000252114 |
| ISBN |
 9780199551262 (hbk.)
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019955126X (hbk.)
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| Main Entry |
Coltman, Viccy
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| Title |
Classical sculpture and the culture of collecting in Britain since 1760 / Viccy Coltman.
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| Imprint |
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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| Descr. | xiv, 315 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Series | ( Classical presences) |
| Bibliogr. | Includes bibliographical references (P. [281]-299) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject - Lib.Cong. |
Sculpture, Classical -- Collectors and collecting -- Great Britain -- History.
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| Series AE-Uni.Title |
Classical presences.
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Blegen Library
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British School Library
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