The literature of collecting & other essays
By: by Richard Wendorf.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Boston Athenaeum; Oak Knoll Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston, MA; New Castle, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781584562306
Subjects: Collectors and collecting -- Philosophy; Book collecting; Book collectors; Art -- Collectors and collecting; Art objects -- Collectors and collecting
Other titles: Literature of collecting and other essays
Description: "Philosophical essays related to collecting, in the world of books and of visual arts. Examines topics in library history, the career and relationships of eighteenth-century British painter Joshua Reynolds, recent theoretical and fictional texts about collecting, and the librarian-author's experiences as both critic and subject of portraiture"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.