Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe (The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950)

Synopsis

Through both longer essays and shorter case studies, this book examines the relationship of European women from various countries and backgrounds to collecting, in order to explore the social practices and material and visual cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century Europe.It recovers their lives and examines their interests, their methodologies, and their collections and objects—some of which have rarely been studied before. The book also considers women’s role as producers, that is, creators of objects that were collected. Detailed examination of the artefacts—both visually, and in relation to their historical contexts—exposes new ways of thinking about collecting in relation to the arts and sciences in eighteenth-century Europe. The book is interdisciplinary in its makeup and brings together scholars from a wide range of fields.It will be of interest to those working in art history, material and visual culture, history of collecting, history of science, literary studies, women’s studies, gender studies, and art conservation.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

194 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000175226

Related ISBNs:

9780367545390, 9780367856663, 9780367856670, 9781000175202, 9781000175189

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

04/15/24

Copyrighted By:

Taylor & Francis, The right of Arlene Leis and Kacie L. Wills to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Arlene Leis

Edited by:

Kacie L. Wills