CLST 129 Lecture Notes - Portland Vase, Grand Tour
24 Apr 2013
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Romans annexed town, built fort big enough for 500 soldiers. Abbasid (family) elite, spearhead conspiracy to overthrow the umayyad caliphate and the empire. Later a qaser and mosque appear, not a big population but lots of visators, route to mecca for themselves. People interested in things that connect them to their past. Collection phase starts in 14th c with the renicasnse, the rebirth of w. europe. Rebirth due to the rediscovery of greece and rome. Wealthy individuals buying and kings collecting in their territories. Grand tour- elite members of w. europe and n. america would tour europe but would end in s. Italy, wanted to experience culture , s. italy where all the good antiques where being found. Wedgewood movement occurs but happens in porcelain. Napoleon makes access for w. europe to e. europe and egypt. Begin of w. europes appreciation of the east. The rossetta stone one of the most famous finds.
