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Medusa's gaze the extraordinary journey of the Tazza Farnese

Title
Medusa's gaze [electronic resource] : the extraordinary journey of the Tazza Farnese / Marina Belozerskaya.
Author
Belozerskaya, Marina, 1966-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Description
1 online resource (xvii, 292 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Emblems of antiquity
Uniform Title
Medusa's gaze (Online)
Alternative Title
Medusa's gaze (Online)
Subject
  • Tazza Farnese
  • Cameos, Classical
  • Tazzas
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Cleopatra's artifice -- Gem mania in Rome -- The past acquired, revived, and ransacked -- "A large dish of onyx" in the Holy Roman Empire -- Timur, world conqueror and connoisseur -- Renaissance collectors and thieves -- In women's hands -- Gems and ruins in Bourbon Naples -- The night watchman.
LCCN
2012000620
OCLC
ssj0000743622
Author
Belozerskaya, Marina, 1966-
Title
Medusa's gaze [electronic resource] : the extraordinary journey of the Tazza Farnese / Marina Belozerskaya.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series
Emblems of antiquity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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