Purchase of the Past - Collecting Culture in Post-Revolutionary Paris C.1790-1890

List of contents

Introduction. Collection, recollection, revolution; 1. Amateurs and the art market in transition (c.1780-1830); 2. Archiving and envisioning the French Revolution (c.1780-1830); 3. Book-hunting, bibliophilia and a textual restoration (c.1790-1840); 4. Salvaging the gothic in private and public spaces (c.1820-70); 5. Royalists versus vandals, and the cult of the old regime (c.1860-1880); 6. Allies of the Republic? Inside the sale of the century (c.1870-1895); Conclusion. The resilience and eclipse of curiosité.

About the author

Tom Stammers is Associate Professor in Modern European Cultural History at the University of Durham. He is a historian of modern France, specialising in visual and material culture; he works frequently with museums and heritage organisations, including collaborating on exhibitions, and is a regular contributor to arts reviews like Apollo.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Stammers, Tom (University of Durham) Stammers
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781108478847
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47884-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, Material Culture, Social and cultural history, Paris (City), C 1700 To C 1800