Ars critica numaria
Joseph Eckhel (1737-1789) and the Transformation of Ancient Numismatics
edited by Bernhard Woytek and Daniela Williams
This richly illustrated volume explores the life and work of the Austrian classical scholar Joseph Eckhel, a crucial figure in the transformation of numismatic studies into a modern discipline. Eckhel has been celebrated widely as the ‘father of numismatics’ since the 19th century: still, this is the first book in the history of scholarship entirely dedicated to him. It contains twenty-one essays by an interdisciplinary group of international authors examining various aspects of Eckhel’s biography and scholarly activities: his Jesuit background, his formative study trip to Italy in 1773, his work as director of the imperial collection of ancient coins and professor of numismatics at the university of Vienna (from 1774), and especially his most important publications on ancient coins as well as on gems and cameos. Among Eckhel’s works, his eight-volume “Doctrina numorum veterum” (Vienna, 1792-1798) holds a special place as his numismatic opus magnum. Furthermore, the new book considers Eckhel’s impact on contemporaries and later generations, with special regard to his role in the development of numismatic methodology in the Enlightenment and beyond.
- Edited by Daniela Williams
- Edited by Bernhard Woytek
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