Women And The Art And Science Of Collecting In Eighteenth-century Europe

The eighteenth century is recognized as a complex period of dramatic epistemic shifts that would have profound effects on the modern world. Paradoxically, the art of the era continues to be a relatively neglected field within art history. While women''s...

<P>While earlier studies have focused predominantly on artist Fran¿s Boucher¿s artistic style and identity, this book presents the first full-length interdisciplinary study of Boucher¿s prolific collection of around 13,500 objects including paintings,...

<EM>Architectural Space in Eighteenth-Century Europe: Constructing Identities and Interiors</EM> explores how a diverse, pan-European group of eighteenth-century patrons - among them bankers, bishops, bluestockings, and courtesans - used architectural...

<P>This volume investigates the history of the representative assemblies of Sweden (the <EM>riksdag</EM>), Poland (the <EM>sejm</EM>) and Hungary (the <EM>diaeta</EM>) in the final period of the <EM>ancien...