Jonathan Scott. The pleasures of antiquity: British collectors of Greece and Rome.(Book Review)

JONATHAN SCOTT. The pleasures of antiquity: British collectors of Greece and Rome. viii+340 pages, 206 figures. 2003. n.p.: Yale University Press; 0-300-09854-5 hardback 40 [pounds sterling].

Scott's masterful book deals with British collectors of Greek and Roman antiquities from hesitant beginnings in the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century. The illustrations show the most important objects in British collections, their collectors, the homes and galleries which housed them, and the way in which they were arranged. The main subject is sculpture, but the author also ...

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