The Cultures of Collecting: ,

by John Elsner

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This book traces the psychology, history and theory of the compulsion to collect, focusing not just on the normative collections of the Western canon, but also on collections that reflect a fascination with the "Other" and the marginal - the ephemeral, exotic, or just plain curious. There are essays on the Neoclassical architect Sir John Soane, Sigmund Freud and Kurt Schwitters, one of the masters of collage. Others examine imperialist encounters...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674179935

ISBN13:9780674179936

Release Date:January 1994

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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