Acquired Tastes
200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenaeum
Stanley Cushing, David B. Dearinger

Boston Athenaeum
distributed by University Press of New England

Table of Contents

• Preface • Lenders to the Exhibition • Frequently Cited References • "A Rich and Increasing Treasure": The Growth of the Book Collections on the Boston Anthenaem - Stanley Ellis Cushing • Collecting Paintings and Sculpture for the Boston Anthenaeum - David B. Dearinger • CATALOGUE • Books & Maps • Paintings • Sculpture • Prints & Photographs • Decorative Arts & Artifacts • Small Treasures: An Essay on Method - Richard Wendorf • Index




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