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The Duchess'S Shells

Natural History Collecting In The Age Of Cook’S Voyages

by Beth Fowkes Tobin
language: english
Publisher: Yale University Press, April of 2014 ‧
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Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), was one of the wealthiest women in 18th-century Britain. Over the course of twenty years, she amassed the largest shell collection of her time. This study tells the story of the collection's formation and dispersal.

The Duchess'S Shells

Natural History Collecting In The Age Of Cook’S Voyages

by Beth Fowkes Tobin

Property Description
ISBN: 9780300192230
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date: April of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 316
Format: Book
Collection: Paul Mellon Centre For Studies In British Art
Categories: Books in English > Art > Aesthetics
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780300192230

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