From Fascination to Folly: A Troubled History of Collecting since the 1600s

From Fascination to Folly: A Troubled History of Collecting since the 1600s

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merewether, Charles (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XIX, 281 p.
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Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Subjects:
Europe > History.
Imperialism.
European History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9080-7
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Chapter 1: Collectors and Cabinets of Curiosities
  • Chapter 2: English exploration, trade and collecting
  • Chapter 3: Section.1: The Dutch reimagining the world
  • Section.2: Dutch Golden Age
  • Chapter 4: English Collecting and museums
  • Part 2:Chapter 5: Conquest and Booty: Napoleon and the French
  • Chapter 6: All Dreaming of Egypt: The French, Italian and British
  • Chapter 7: Diamonds forever: India and England
  • Chapter 8: The Return of China
  • Conclusion.

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