Gusto for Things
A History of Objects in Seventeenth-Century Rome
Gusto for Things
A History of Objects in Seventeenth-Century Rome
392 pages | 38 halftones, 56 tables | 6 x 9 | © 2013
History: European History, History of Technology
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Table of Contents
Foreword: Early Modern Romans and Their Things, by Paula Findlen
Acknowledgments
A Note on Roman Coins and Money
Introduction
Part One. The Nature of Goods
Chapter One. The Function of Goods
Chapter Two. Reflecting on Things
Part Two. Material Goods
Chapter Three. Furniture
Chapter Four. Furnishings and Clothing
Part Three. Immaterial Things
Chapter Five. The Great Collections
Chapter Six. Paintings
Chapter Seven. Ostentatious Things
Chapter Eight. Books
Conclusion
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