Licensed curiosity : Cook's Pacific voyages

Author

Thomas, Nicholas

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Cultures of collecting

Author (monograph)

Elsner, John (Editor, Collective Author); Cardinal, Roger (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Cultures of collecting. 1994, 116-136, 6 ill.

Publisher

Reaktion, London (gbr)

Publication country

United Kingdom

Abstract (en)

Looks at the vocabulary of collecting and the visual representation of objects in the 18th c., with particular reference to the 'artificial curiosities' obtained on the voyages of Captain James Cook.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Cook, James, 1728-1779
• Collectors
• Great Britain
• Representation
• Ethnic art
• Ethics
• 1700-1800
• Oceania
• Travel
• Curiosity
• Illustration

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Cook, James, 1728-1779
• Collectionneurs
• Grande-Bretagne
• Représentation
• Ethnique (art)
• Ethique
• 1700-1800
• Océanie
• Voyage
• Curiosité
• Illustration

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00348940

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