The literature of collecting & other essays / by Richard Wendorf.
Alternate Title(s):
Literature of collecting and other essays
Edition:
1st ed.
Published / Created:
Boston, MA : Boston Athenaeum ; 2008.New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2008.
Physical Description:
[6], 366 p. : ill. (some col.), 24 cm.
Holdings:
Reference LibraryAM235 .W46 2008 (LC)
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes index."Philosophical essays related to collecting, in the world of books and of visual arts. Examines topics in library history, the career and relationships of eighteenth-century British painter Joshua Reynolds, recent theoretical and fictional texts about collecting, and the librarian-author's experiences as both critic and subject of portraiture"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Terms:
Collectors and collecting -- Philosophy. | Book collecting. | Book collectors. | Art -- Collectors and collecting. | Art objects -- Collectors and collecting.