The Rare Art Traditions

The History of Art Collecting and Its Linked Phenomena

Joseph Alsop

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Princeton University Press
15 August 2023

Art: financial aspects; Oriental art; Asian history

Series: Bollingen Series

A cultural and social history of art collecting, art history, and the art market

In The Rare Art Traditions, 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. The Rare Art Traditions 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.

By: Joseph Alsop
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9780691252254
ISBN 10: 0691252254
Series: Bollingen Series
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Alsop (1910–1989) was a prominent American journalist, syndicated Washington columnist, and art collector. His books include From the Silent Earth: A Report on the Greek Bronze Age.