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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aRosenstein, Leon
_eautore
245 1 0 _aAntiques :
_bThe History of an Idea /
_cLeon Rosenstein.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2011]
264 4 _c©2011
300 _a1 online resource (280 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface --
_t1. Preliminaries: Understanding Antiques --
_t2. An Archeology of Antiques: A History of Antique Collecting and Connoisseurship --
_t3. The Ten Criteria of Antiques --
_t4. Conclusion: Antiques and Civilization --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThe notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are those that have had a long history before they came into our hands. Part of the pleasure we gain from the encounter with antiques stems from the palpable age and the assumed (sometimes imaginary) cultural resonances of the particular object. But precisely what is it about these objects that creates this attraction? What common characteristics do they share and why and how do these traits affect us as they do?In Antiques: The History of an Idea, Leon Rosenstein, a distinguished philosopher who has also been an antiques dealer for more than twenty years, offers a sweeping and lively account of the origin and development of the antique as both a cultural concept and an aesthetic category. He shows that the appeal of antiques is multifaceted: it concerns their value as commodities, their age and historical and cultural associations, their uniqueness, their sensuous and tactile values, their beauty. Exploring how the idea of antiques evolved over time, Rosenstein chronicles the history of antique collecting and connoisseurship. He describes changing conceptions of the past in different epochs as evidenced by preservations, restorations, and renascences; examines shifting attitudes toward foreign cultures as revealed in stylistic borrowings and the importation of artifacts; and investigates varying understandings of and meanings assigned to their traits and functions as historical objects.While relying on the past for his evidence, Rosenstein approaches antiques from an entirely original perspective, setting history within a philosophical framework. He begins by providing a working definition of antiques that distinguishes them from other artifacts in general and, more distinctly, both from works of fine art and from the collectible detritus of popular culture. He then establishes a novel set of criteria for determining when an artifact is an antique: ten traits that an object must possess in order to elicit the aesthetic response that is unique to antiques. Concluding with a provocative discussion of the relation between antiques and civilization, this engaging and thought-provoking book helps explain the enduring appeal of owning a piece of the past.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023)
650 0 _aAesthetics
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aAntiques business
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAntiques
_xHistory.
650 0 _aCollectors and collecting
_xHistory.
650 4 _aArt History.
650 4 _aHistory.
650 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 7 _aANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9780801463822
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801463822
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