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Antonio Barberini
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Authentic Masterpieces
Author_Susan Pearce
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Cardinal Antonio Barberini
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De Saint Denys
Dorset Culture
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Edouard Vuillard
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gendered collecting practices
Great Divide
Holy Men
Honourable Gift
identity construction
kensington
King's Regiment
masterpieces
material culture studies
museology theory
museum
object valuation
Plaster Of Paris
Portland Vase
psychology of collecting behaviour
Rabbet Plane
Raphael's Sistine Madonna
Regimental Museums
Sedgwick Museum
social anthropology
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Straw Collection
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Teddy Bears
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Walsall Museum
Willow Pattern
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415075602
- Weight: 1111g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jun 1995
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Breaking new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world, 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 different ways. Susan Pearce 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?
- 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 is valuable to museums professionals and students, cultural historians and anyone interested in the widespread social phenomenon of collecting.
