The English as Collectors

The English as Collectors
Author: Frank Herrmann
Publisher: London : Chatto and Windus
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1972
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
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This interesting and compelling work offers its readers a unique insight into the private lives of the great collectors whose acquisitions became the nucleus of the foremost museums of Great Britain. "The English as Collectors" is beautifully illustrated and written. Herrmann goes behind the scenes to capture the drive, enthusiasm, and eccentricities of these enlightened patrons of the arts. Through ninety-six rare illustrations, more than seventy-five unique personalities are profiled. This very readable book is for the collector in all of us.