Women patrons and collectors / edited by Susan Bracken, Andrea M. Galdy and Adriana Turpin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bracken, Susan.

Gáldy, Andrea M.

Turpin, Adriana.

University of London. Institute of Historical Research.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women art collectors--Europe--Congresses.

Women art collectors.

Women art patrons--Europe--Congresses.

Women art patrons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In looking at the history of collecting, one may be excused for regarding it as an activity in which, traditionally, women have shown little interest or in which they have not been involved. As the present volume shows, women-particularly aristocratic women-not only resisted this discrimination through the ages, but also built important collections and used them to their own advantage, in order to make statements about their lineage, power, cultural heritage or religious preferences. That is...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ABSTRACTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS' BIOGRAPHIES; INDEX

Notes:

"Most of these essays are based on papers given at the 'Women Collectors' conference held in London [Institute of Historical Research, University of London] in July 2008."--P. [xiii].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-181) and index.

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ISBN:

1-4438-3476-9

OCLC:

827209489