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Languages : en
Pages : 38
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A Catalogue of a Collection of valuable Antiquities
Author: A Passion for Antiquities
Author: Marion TruePublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892362235
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman of New York is one of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman art in the United States and among the most important in the world. Composed of approximately three hundred objects from the Bronze Age to the Late Antique, it includes bronze statuettes, marble sculpture, vases, jewelry, lamps and candelabra, keys, weights, and silver bowls and utensils. The Fleischmans have a particular fascination with pieces associated with everyday life in antiquity, since these objects evoke a human connection to the past. They are also drawn to pieces that exemplify the human propensity to transform a functional object into a thing of beauty. Not only has their emotional response to an object’s aesthetic appeal or its historical significance guided them in their forty years of collecting, personal interests have been at work as well. The large number of pieces related to the theater or representing theatrical subjects reflects Barbara Fleischman’s lifelong love of that art. A Passion for Antiquities contains photographs and extensive catalogue entries on the objects included in the exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Eighteen contributors provide art historical and descriptive information about each piece. The objects not selected for the exhibition are detailed in a checklist that specifies their origins, dates, media, and sizes. This book is the first major reference on the entire collection, since most of the objects have never before been publicly shown. To facilitate finding specific objects or groups of objects, the book is organized first chronologically and then by medium. Bibliographic sources for each entry cite both publications where the specific work is discussed as well as references to related scholarship. Karol Wight provides a chronological overview of the collection, and Oliver Taplin relates selected pieces to the development of Greek theater. The exhibition of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman’s collection and this catalogue allow us to enter into their minds and emotions so that, for a time, we can share their passion for antiquities.
Catalogues of Collections, Particularly Antiquities which Will be Sold by Auction by S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson Or Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge Between 1856 and 1866
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books
Author: John Russell SmithPublisher:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
A Catalogue of Twenty-five Thousand Volumes of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books, in Most Classes of Literature, English and Foreign, on Sale, at the Reasonable Prices Affixed
Author: John Russell SmithA catalogue of twenty-five thousand volumes of choice, useful, and curious books ... on sale
Author: John Russell SmithBibliotheca Americana. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to America ... With a Descriptive List of the Ohio Valley Historical Series. For Sale by Robert Clarke & Co
Author: Clarke, Robert and CoPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books, in Most Classes of Literature, English and Foreign
Author: John Russell SmithCatalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, Esq., to the Bodleian Library
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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