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Greek vases in new contexts : the collecting and trading of Greek vases : an aspect of the modern reception of antiquity / Vinnie Nørskov.
Penn Museum Library NK4645 .N67 2002
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LIBRA NK4645 .N67 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nørskov, Vinnie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vases, Greek--Collectors and collecting.
- Vases, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 407 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aarhus ; Oakville, CT : Aarhus University Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- The sources and the state of scholarship 19
- Chapter 2 The History of Collecting Greek Vases 27
- The beginning of a tradition 27
- Hetruscan vases 35
- Winckelmann & Hamilton
- a change in tradition 42
- The idea and appearance of vase collections 50
- Vulci and the golden age of collecting vases 58
- The development of archaeology and its impact on vase collections 64
- America appears on the vase-collecting scene 69
- The century of attribution 71
- Modern scholarship: tradition and changes 75
- Chapter 3 Vases for Sale: Trade & Restrictions 81
- The rise of the market 81
- The dispersion of the finds from Vulci 88
- Rome: an Eldorado for antiquarians 93
- The impact of connoisseurship 96
- Greece and the eastern Mediterranean 100
- Internationalisation, laws, and ethics 103
- Chapter 4 Vases in Museums: Case Studies 113
- The range of collections 113
- The British Museum in London: the first vase collection 116
- The National Museum in Copenhagen: royal roots 131
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: America on line 147
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: industrial princes 166
- Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig: new museums 180
- Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology: university collections 202
- Antikensammlung Kiel: the German university collection 223
- The Duke Classical Collection: new study collections 238
- Some preliminary conclusions 244
- Chapter 5 A Look at the Market: Availability or Choice 251
- The antiquities market in the post-war era 251
- Vases for sale: a survey of the supply 256
- Private collections for sale 271
- Minerva's market: the 1990s from a dealer's point of view 282
- Availability or choice 288
- Chapter 6 Conclusions: The Individual Choice 293
- A living tradition 293
- The curator's choice 295
- The collector's choice: 'The most intriguing aspect ...' 310
- Contextual archaeology, ethics, and the consequences of collecting 312
- The exhibited vase 315
- Approaching the 21st century 320
- Appendix A Interviews with museum curators 325
- Appendix B Vases on the market 351
- Appendix C Table of 172 vases sold at auction 356
- Auction and gallery catalogues 377.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-392) and indexes.
- Based on the author's Ph.D. project.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 8772888865
- OCLC:
- 50811381
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