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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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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nørskov, Vinnie.
Contributor:
Class of 1932 Fund.
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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