Antiquities in Motion: From Excavation Sites to Renaissance Collections PST University of London

University of London

This luminously illustrated book discusses the original context

7 1/2 x 10 inches

69 color and 58 b/w illustrations

Antiquities in Motion: From Excavation Sites to Renaissance Collections PST University of LondonShortlisted for the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award Barbara Furlotti Barbara Furlotti presents a dynamic interpretation of the early modern market for antiquities, relying on the innovative notion of archaeological finds as mobile items. She reconstructs the journey of ancient objects from digging sites to venues where they were sold, such as Roman marketplaces and antiquarians storage spaces; to sculptors workshops, where they were restored; and to