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Author: Antoine Quatremere de Quincy ,
Dominique Poulot ,
Chris Miller ,
David Gilks
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Imprint: Getty Research Institute,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 1.80cm
, Height: 0.10cm
, Length: 2.60cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781606060995
ISBN 10: 1606060996
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 June 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Thorough notes and indexing make these historically significant essays accessible to a new generation of Anglophone readers. Quatremere's examinations of shifting definitions of cosmopolitanism and nationalism and their impact on the concept of cultural heritage, universal or particular, remain relevant today. --American Journal of Archaeology This is the first English translation of Quatremere's response to the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and Northern Europe by the French, and Britain's appropriation of the Parthenon marbles. --Apollo
Thorough notes and indexing make these historically significant essays accessible to a new generation of Anglophone readers. Quatremere's examinations of shifting definitions of cosmopolitanism and nationalism and their impact on the concept of cultural heritage, universal or particular, remain relevant today. -- American Journal of Archaeology
This is the first English translation of Quatremere s response to the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and Northern Europe by the French, and Britain s appropriation of the Parthenon marbles. Apollo Thorough notes and indexing make these historically significant essays accessible to a new generation of Anglophone readers. Quatremere s examinations of shifting definitions of cosmopolitanism and nationalism and their impact on the concept of cultural heritage, universal or particular, remain relevant today. American Journal of Archaeology Thorough notes and indexing make these historically significant essays accessible to a new generation of Anglophone readers. Quatremere's examinations of shifting definitions of cosmopolitanism and nationalism and their impact on the concept of cultural heritage, universal or particular, remain relevant today. --American Journal of Archaeology This is the first English translation of Quatremere's response to the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and Northern Europe by the French, and Britain's appropriation of the Parthenon marbles. --Apollo
Author Information
Antoine Quatremère de Quincy (1755-1849) was a French archaeologist, architectural theoretician, arts administrator, and influential writer. Dominique Poulot is professor of the history of art at the Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. Chris Miller is a translator specializing in the fine arts. David Gilks is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London.
