Description
Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy represents a departure from previous studies, both in its focus on demand and in its emphasis on the history of the material culture of the West. By demonstrating that the roots of modern consumer society can be found in Renaissance Italy, Richard Goldthwaite offers a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the history of modern consumerism--a movement which he regards as a positive force for the formation of new attitudes about things that is a defining characteristic of modern culture.
Author: Richard A. Goldthwaite
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 10/01/1995
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780801852350
ISBN10: 0801852358
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Italy
- Art | History | Renaissance