The Hummingbird Cabinet A Rare and Curious History of Romantic Collectors |
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| Author:
| Pascoe, Judith |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-4362-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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"This book is... a romantic history of romantic collecting. It takes seriously, and by necessity shares, the tendency of romantic histories to dwell upon their own fragmentariness, on the impossibility of capturing an intact history.... It...
"This book is... a romantic history of romantic collecting. It takes seriously, and by necessity shares, the tendency of romantic histories to dwell upon their own fragmentariness, on the impossibility of capturing an intact history.... It...