The English as collectors : a documentary sourcebook / selected, introduced, and annotated by Frank Herrmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herrmann, Frank.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

xlviii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; London : John Murray, 1999.

Summary:

This interesting and compelling work offers its readers a unique insight into the private lives of the great collectors whose acquisitions became the nucleus of the foremost museums of Great Britain. "The English as Collectors" is beautifully illustrated and written. Herrmann goes behind the scenes to capture the drive, enthusiasm, and eccentricities of these enlightened patrons of the arts. Through ninety-six rare illustrations, more than seventy-five unique personalities are profiled. This very readable book is for the collector in all of us.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton, 1972. With new introd.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-436) and index.

ISBN:

1884718833

OCLC:

40193489