{"product_id":"the-rare-art-traditions-the-history-of-art-collecting-and-its-linked-phenomena-paperback","title":"The Rare Art Traditions: The History of Art Collecting and Its Linked Phenomena - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Alsop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cultural and social history of art collecting, art history, and the art market\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Rare Art Traditions\u003c\/i\u003e, Joseph Alsop offers a wide-ranging cultural and social history of art collecting, art history, and the art market. He argues that art collecting is the basic element in a remarkably complex and historically rare behavioral system, which includes the historical study of art, the market for buying and selling art, museums, forgery, and the astonishing prices commanded by some works of art. \u003ci\u003eThe Rare Art Traditions\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of three important traditions of art collecting: the classical tradition that began in Greece, the Chinese tradition, and the Western tradition. The result is a major original contribution to art history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Alsop\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-1989) was a prominent American journalist, syndicated Washington columnist, and art collector. His books include\u003ci\u003e From the Silent Earth: A Report on the Greek Bronze Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 10 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71434099425533,"sku":"9780691252254","price":127.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/67wiamNr2r9780691252254.webp?v=1790790700","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-rare-art-traditions-the-history-of-art-collecting-and-its-linked-phenomena-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}