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Gusto for things : a history of objects in seventeenth-century Rome /

We live in a material world - our homes are filled with things, from electronics to curios and hand-me-downs, that disclose as much about us and our aspirations as they do about current trends. But we are not the first: the early modern period was a time of expanding consumption, when objects began...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ago, Renata, 1947-
Otros Autores: Bouley, Bradford, Tazzara, Corey, Findlen, Paula
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword: early modern Romans and their things / Paula Findlen
  • A note on Roman coins and money
  • Introduction
  • The nature of goods
  • The function of goods
  • Reflecting on things
  • Material goods
  • Furniture
  • Furnishings and clothing
  • Immaterial things
  • The great collections
  • Paintings
  • Ostentatious things
  • Books.