Apollo & Vulcan : the art markets in Italy, 1400-1700 / Guido Guerzoni.

Guido Guerzoni presents the results of fifteen years of research into one of the more hotly debated topics among historians of art and of economics: the history of art markets. Dedicating equal attention to current thought in the fields of economics, economic history, and art history, Guerzoni offer...

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Main Author: Guerzoni, Guido (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2011.
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Uniform Title:Apollo e Vulcano.
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Foreword by Enrico Stumpo""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Historiographies: The Perspectives of Economics, Economic History, and Art History ""; ""2. The Psychology and Ethics of Consumption: The Debate on Liberality, Magnificence, and Splendor ""; ""3. Demand Analysis: The Example of the Este Courts between the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Centuries ""; ""4. Supply and Labor Markets: Organizational Structure, Management Techniques, and Economic Impacts of Ducal Este Building Yards in the Cinquecento ""
  • ""5. Services: The Economy of the Feast and the Feast of the Economyâ€?Some Thoughts on Ephemera """"6. Prices: Known Facts and Unresolved Problems ""; ""7. The Laws: The Birth of Cultural Heritage and the Impact of Preservation Laws on the Art Trade ""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""