Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850 - The Commodification of Historical Objects

Summary

Rather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects illuminates the less-studied roles played by dealers in the nineteenth-century antique and curiosity markets.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Westgarth, Westgarth Mark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2020
• EAN: 9781409405795
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-0579-5
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, ART / General, ART / History / General, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, History of Art, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, The arts: general topics