Gusto for things
Subtitle: a history of objects in seventeenth-century Rome
By: Renata Ago ; translated from the Italian by Bradford Bouley and Corey Tazzara, with Paula Findlen ; with a foreword by Paula Findlen
Contributors: Bouley, Bradford; Tazzara, Corey; Findlen, Paula
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780226010571; 9780226008387
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Social life and customs; Art objects; Wealth; Material culture; History
Work titles: Gusto delle cose
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: early modern Romans and their things / by Paula Findlen; title: A note on Roman coins and money; title: Introduction; title: The nature of goods; title: The function of goods; title: Reflecting on things; title: Material goods; title: Furniture; title: Furnishings and clothing; title: Immaterial things; title: The great collections; title: Paintings; title: Ostentatious things; title: Books.