LEADER 04608nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910781710103321 005 20230615211554.0 010 $a0-8014-6381-5 010 $a0-8014-6382-3 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801463822 035 $a(CKB)2550000000053239 035 $a(OCoLC)760316935 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10500332 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534038 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11359970 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534038 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10509979 035 $a(PQKB)10126794 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28909 035 $a(DE-B1597)480078 035 $a(OCoLC)1013948266 035 $a(OCoLC)979740400 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801463822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138250 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10500332 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL767989 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138250 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000053239 100 $a20080702d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAntiques $ethe history of an idea /$fLeon Rosenstein 210 1$aIthaca :$cCornell University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (277 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8014-4734-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-251) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Preliminaries: Understanding Antiques --$t2. An Archeology of Antiques: A History of Antique Collecting and Connoisseurship --$t3. The Ten Criteria of Antiques --$t4. Conclusion: Antiques and Civilization --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aThe notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are those that have had a long history before they came into our hands. Part of the pleasure we gain from the encounter with antiques stems from the palpable age and the assumed (sometimes imaginary) cultural resonances of the particular object. But precisely what is it about these objects that creates this attraction? What common characteristics do they share and why and how do these traits affect us as they do?In Antiques: The History of an Idea, Leon Rosenstein, a distinguished philosopher who has also been an antiques dealer for more than twenty years, offers a sweeping and lively account of the origin and development of the antique as both a cultural concept and an aesthetic category. He shows that the appeal of antiques is multifaceted: it concerns their value as commodities, their age and historical and cultural associations, their uniqueness, their sensuous and tactile values, their beauty. Exploring how the idea of antiques evolved over time, Rosenstein chronicles the history of antique collecting and connoisseurship. He describes changing conceptions of the past in different epochs as evidenced by preservations, restorations, and renascences; examines shifting attitudes toward foreign cultures as revealed in stylistic borrowings and the importation of artifacts; and investigates varying understandings of and meanings assigned to their traits and functions as historical objects.While relying on the past for his evidence, Rosenstein approaches antiques from an entirely original perspective, setting history within a philosophical framework. He begins by providing a working definition of antiques that distinguishes them from other artifacts in general and, more distinctly, both from works of fine art and from the collectible detritus of popular culture. He then establishes a novel set of criteria for determining when an artifact is an antique: ten traits that an object must possess in order to elicit the aesthetic response that is unique to antiques. Concluding with a provocative discussion of the relation between antiques and civilization, this engaging and thought-provoking book helps explain the enduring appeal of owning a piece of the past. 606 $aAntiques$xHistory 606 $aAntiques business$xHistory 606 $aCollectors and collecting$xHistory 606 $aAesthetics$xPhilosophy 615 0$aAntiques$xHistory. 615 0$aAntiques business$xHistory. 615 0$aCollectors and collecting$xHistory. 615 0$aAesthetics$xPhilosophy. 676 $a745.1 700 $aRosenstein$b Leon$f1943-$01487216 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781710103321 996 $aAntiques$93706991 997 $aUNINA