Institutions and Individuals
The Numismatic World in the Long Nineteenth Century, Volume 2
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Institutions and Individuals
The Numismatic World in the Long Nineteenth Century, Volume 2
About This Book
This second part of the 2 volume collection comprises a collection of essays in English by leading scholars on 19th century institutions and individuals presenting the latest developments in international scholarship on the numismatic world in the long 19th century.
In the 19th century, developments in the study and collection of coins set the cornerstone for modern numismatics. This volume comprises a collection of essays in English by international leading scholars that highlight significant figures of 19th century research and the state of the numismatic trade in their time. Centering around collectors and scholars of ancient, medieval, modern, as well as on non-Western coinage and medals against the backdrop of the political, cultural, economic, and social changes of the era, this book presents the latest scholarship on numismatics' contribution to the cultural history of the 19th century.
This volume is essential for students and scholars alike interested in 19th century history and the history of coins.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- 1 Institutions and individualsâthe numismatic world in the long 19th century: An introduction
- 2 The coin collector Baron von Schellersheim (1752â1836)
- 3 Collectors and their coinsâthe sale of coins and medals at public auctions: The role that the Messrs. Christie played in the numismatic world in the early part of the âlong 19th centuryâ (1766â1831)
- 4 Giacomo VeritĂ , collector of coins and gems
- 5 Domenico Promis (1804â1874), the Turin Royal Coin Cabinet and the birth of archaeological numismatics in Piedmont
- 6 General Charles Richard Fox (1796â1873), coin collector
- 7 From private collection to public museumâNicola Bottacin (1805â1875), his numismatic collection and the birth of the Museo Bottacin of Padua (1865)
- 8 Western collectors of East Asian coins in the 19th century
- 9 Chen Jieqi (1813â1884), a coin collector in 19th-century China
- 10 A collector at the periphery of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: OrmĂłs Zsigmond (1813â1894)
- 11 Jan Pieter Six, a numismatist revisited
- 12 Franciszek PiekosiĆski (1844â1906), his collection of ancient coins, the National Museum and 19th-century Krakow
- 13 Greek and Swiss coins: Friedrich Imhoof-Blumerâs networks in two scientific communities
- 14 The Spöttl collection in the Vienna Museum
- 15 August NumismatistâGrand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1863â1919): Fate and legacy
- 16 Collector and dealer at the end of the long 19th century: Calouste Gulbenkian and Jacob Hirsch
- Index