The rebirth of antiquity
Subtitle: numismatics, archaeology, and classical studies in the culture of the Renaissance
By: edited by  Alan M. Stahl ; with the assistance of Gretchen Oberfranc
Contributors: Princeton University. Library
Publisher: Princeton University Library
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780878110513
Subjects: Classical antiquities; Study and teaching; Archäologie; Rezeption; Collectors and collecting; Classical Coins; Numismatik; Römerzeit; Kunst; History
Description: Preface / Anthony Grafton -- Numismatics in the Renaissance / Alan M. Stahl -- Of Mauss and (Renaissance) men: numismatics, prestation, and the genesis of visual literacy / John Cunnally -- Antonio Agustín and the numismatists / William Stenhouse -- The local antiquary in eighteenth-century Rome / Tamara Griggs -- Peiresc and the study of Islamic coins in the early seventeenth century / Peter N. Miller -- Appendix I: Identification of the Islamic coins in ms. c.10.31, pages 276-83 / John Cunnally -- Appendix II: Identification of the other Islamic coins in ms. c.10.31 / Stefan Heidemann -- Literature -- A note on the title page / Alan M. Stahl.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Anthony Grafton; title: Numismatics in the Renaissance / Alan M. Stahl; title: Of Mauss and (Renaissance) men: numismatics, prestation, and the genesis of visual literacy / John Cunnally; title: Antonio Agustín and the numismatists / William Stenhouse; title: The local antiquary in eighteenth-century Rome / Tamara Griggs; title: Peiresc and the study of Islamic coins in the early seventeenth century / Peter N. Miller; title: Appendix I: Identification of the Islamic coins in ms. c.10.31, pages 276-83 / John Cunnally; title: Appendix II: Identification of the other Islamic coins in ms. c.10.31 / Stefan Heidemann; title: Literature; title: A note on the title page / Alan M. Stahl.