From Fascination to Folly: A Troubled History of Collecting Since the 1600s

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This book explores the interplay of Western European exploration and trade, with collecting, cabinets of curiosities and museums, and with the role of booty and plunder in the building of empires from ca.1600 until the end of the 19th century. The book focuses principally on the Dutch, English, Spanish, French and Italian at different times of their colonial power over the course of these 300 years. The achievements of exploration and trade provide...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:9819790794

ISBN13:9789819790791

Release Date:January 2025

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:284 Pages

Dimensions:6.1" x 9.3"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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