Women Patrons and Collectors
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 thro...
| Основен автор: | Bracken, Susan. |
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| Други автори: | Galdy, Andrea M., Turpin, Adriana. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=532382 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Women Patrons and Collectors. |
| Резюме: |
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 ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (236 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-181) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781443834766 1443834769 1299647790 9781299647794 |