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Record Nr.

UNINA9910159450703321

Autore

Pierson Stacey J.

Titolo

Private collecting, exhibitions and the shaping of art history in London : the Burlington Fine Arts Club / / Stacey J. Pierson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon : , : Routledge, , 2017

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2025

ISBN

9781315311937

1315311933

9781315311913

1315311917

9781315311920

1315311925

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 pages)

Collana

The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950

Disciplina

709

Soggetti

Art - Private collections

Burlington Fine Arts Club

Exhibitions

London, Greater London

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An Ashgate Book"--cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Exhibitions -- pt. 3. Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the history of a gentlemen's club in London that was founded in 1866 for the purpose of exhibiting private art collections. It takes the main exhibition themes as a starting point to explore approaches to art, connoisseurship and display in a unique setting.