On collecting : an investigation into collecting in the European tradition.
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R012893 Ned. Fotomuseum $T PEARCE.S.M 1995
TitleOn collecting : an investigation into collecting in the European tradition.
Author
Edition[editie] 2003 pb. repr.
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication1995
Pagination440
Illustrationsb&w
DimensionsA4
MaterialTekstboek
Document TypeBook
Series titleThe Collecting Cultures Series (ser. ed. Susan M. Pearce)
ISBN0-415-075610
Bibliographic Notespb; bibliography, index;
SubjectMuseum studies
Abstract
We cite from the cover:
"Collecting is a widespread phenomenon within our society. About one in three people in North America and Europe are involved in the activity of collecting and many more of us are fascinated by others' collections. Yet surprisingly little is known about how and why we collect. On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
Gathering objects together is a universal human custom, yet every society collects in différent ways. The author looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How do we use objects to construct our identity?
On Collecting breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world. It is invaluable to muséum professionals and students, cultural historians and anyone interested in the phenomenon of collecting."
CONTENTS :
PART I - COLLECTING PROCESSES :
1. Collecting Processes ;
PART II - COLLECTING IN PRACTICE :
2. Themes and Parameters ;
3. Archaic themes of the Long Term ;
4. Mediterranean themes ;
5. Early modernist collectors ;
6. Classic modernist collecting ;
7. Collecting in a post-modernist world ;
8. Collecting culture ;
PART III - THE POETICS OF COLLECTING :
9. Collecting ourselves ;
10. Controlling collecting ;
11. Engendering collections ;
12. Collecting relationships ;
13. Collecting in time ;
14. Collecting in space ;
15. Material identities ;
PART IV - THE POLITICS OF COLLECTING :
16. Political parameters ;
17. The politics of value ;
18. Collecting the Other, Within and Without ;
19. The Other Beyond and Before ;
20. Collecting the shape of things to come ;
21. Relating collective values ;
22. Vested interests ;
PART V - COLLECTING IN THE EUROPEAN TRADITION :
23. Collecting in the European Tradition ;
Bibliography / Index.
"Collecting is a widespread phenomenon within our society. About one in three people in North America and Europe are involved in the activity of collecting and many more of us are fascinated by others' collections. Yet surprisingly little is known about how and why we collect. On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
Gathering objects together is a universal human custom, yet every society collects in différent ways. The author looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How do we use objects to construct our identity?
On Collecting breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world. It is invaluable to muséum professionals and students, cultural historians and anyone interested in the phenomenon of collecting."
CONTENTS :
PART I - COLLECTING PROCESSES :
1. Collecting Processes ;
PART II - COLLECTING IN PRACTICE :
2. Themes and Parameters ;
3. Archaic themes of the Long Term ;
4. Mediterranean themes ;
5. Early modernist collectors ;
6. Classic modernist collecting ;
7. Collecting in a post-modernist world ;
8. Collecting culture ;
PART III - THE POETICS OF COLLECTING :
9. Collecting ourselves ;
10. Controlling collecting ;
11. Engendering collections ;
12. Collecting relationships ;
13. Collecting in time ;
14. Collecting in space ;
15. Material identities ;
PART IV - THE POLITICS OF COLLECTING :
16. Political parameters ;
17. The politics of value ;
18. Collecting the Other, Within and Without ;
19. The Other Beyond and Before ;
20. Collecting the shape of things to come ;
21. Relating collective values ;
22. Vested interests ;
PART V - COLLECTING IN THE EUROPEAN TRADITION :
23. Collecting in the European Tradition ;
Bibliography / Index.
| Copy number | R012893 |
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| Shelf mark | $T PEARCE.S.M 1995 |