The purchase of the past : collecting culture in post-revolutionary Paris c.1790-1890

The purchase of the past : collecting culture in post-revolutionary Paris c.1790-1890 /

"In 1867 the Petit Trianon at Versailles played host to a display of the personal possessions of Marie-Antoinette. The show was organised as part of the Universal Exhibition, but also expressed Empress Eugénie's cult for the martyred queen. The commission charged with tracking down items...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stammers, Tom (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Louis > XVI, > 1754-1793, > roi de France.
Marie-Antoinette, > 1755-1793, > reine de France.
1800-1899
Collectors and collecting > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Cultural property > Psychological aspects.
Collectors and collecting.
Artefakt
Kulturerbe
Kulturgut
Kunstsammler
Sammler
Souvenirs (Objets)
Collectionneurs et collections > France > 19e siècle.
Objets personnels.
France > Paris.
Franca
Paris.
France > 1789-1799 (Révolution).
History.

University of St. Thomas

Holdings details from University of St. Thomas
Call Number: AM349 .S73 2020

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