Chinese coins from the scholar's study
Coin collecting developed in China during the Song dynasty (ad 960–1279). This passion originated in the imperial court's enthusiasm for the past and antiquities. Coins are scholarly antiques par excellence: their appreciation requires a certain cultural background, because they are above all h...
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University of Oxford
2017
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| Sažetak: | Coin collecting developed in China during the Song dynasty (ad 960–1279). This passion originated in the imperial court's enthusiasm for the past and antiquities. Coins are scholarly antiques par excellence: their appreciation requires a certain cultural background, because they are above all historical objects. Coins are also appreciated and collected as aesthetic objects. |
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