Ancient Marbles in Great Britain 2 Part Set - Brossura

Michaelis, Adolf

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108017355 ISBN 13: 9781108017350

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

Professor Adolf Michaelis (1835–1910) was a classical scholar specialising in Greek and Roman sculpture. He studied classical philology and archaeology at the University of Leipzig before being appointed Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Strasbourg in 1872. First published in 1882 and translated by Charles Augustus Fennel (1843–1916) a classicist and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, these volumes provide a comprehensive catalogue with descriptions of all ancient Greek and Roman sculptures held in private collections in the United Kingdom between 1873 (when Michaelis started his survey of private collections) and 1882. Many classical sculptures were imported into Britain and private collections established during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Michaelis discusses in detail the history and context of this collecting in this exhaustive account, still used as a reference by scholars.

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Professor Adolf Michaelis (1835–1910) was a classical scholar specialising in Greek and Roman sculpture. First published in 1882, this volume provides a descriptive catalogue of all ancient Roman and Greek sculpture held in private collections in Britain between 1873 and 1882.

Contenuti:

Author's preface; List of plates and woodcuts; Geographical directory; Errata and addenda; Introduction, on the influx of antique sculptures into Great Britain; 1. The Arundel Marbles and other early collections; 2. The golden age of classic dilettantism; 3. The British Museum and the private collections; Appendix; Catalogue of collections; Indexes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108017355
• ISBN 13: 9781108017350
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 893