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Inthemid-eighteenthcenturyEnglishgentlemenlledtheirhouseswithcopiesandcastsofclassicalstatuarywhilethefollowinggenerationpreferredauthenticantiqueoriginals.BychartingthischangingpreferencewithinabroaderstudyofmaterialcultureJoanCoutuexaminestheevolvingarticula-tionoftheEnglishgentleman.ThenandNowconsistsoffourcasestudiesofmid-centurycollections.ThreewereamassedbyyoungaristocratstheMarquisofRockinghamtheDukeofRichmondandtheEarlofHuntingdonwhoconsistentwiththeirsocialstandingweretoutedasnaturalpoliticalleaders.Theircollectionsevoketheconceptofgentlemanlyvirtuethroughexampleofferingarchetypestoencouragementowardactsofpublicvirtue.Asthearistocratsmaturedinthepoliticallyfractiousrealmofthe1760ssuchvirtuecouldbecomepoliti-cized.AfourthstudyfocusesonThomasHolliswhousedhiscollectiontoproselytizehisownuniquepoliticalideology.FramedbystudiesofcollectingpracticesearlierandlaterinthecenturyCoutualsoexplorestheuidtemporalrelationshipwiththeclassicalpastasthecenturyprogressedrmlysituatingthediscussionwithinthecontempora-neousemergingeldofaesthetics.BroadeningthefocusbeyondpublishedtextstoincludeaestheticconversationsamongtheartistsandthearistocracyinItalyandEnglandThenandNowshowshowanaestheticcanonemergedembodiedintheApolloBelvederetheVenusdeMediciandthelikewhichshapedtheGrandMannerofart.JoanCoutuisassociateprofessorofarthistoryandvisualcultureattheUniversityofWaterlooandauthorofPersuasionandPropagandaMonumentsandtheEighteenth-CenturyBritishEmpire.Avibrantcity-stateontheAdriaticseaDubrovnikalsoknownasRagusawasahubfortheinternationaltradebetweenEuropeandtheOttomanEmpire.Asaresultthecitysufferedfrequentoutbreaksofplague.ThroughacomprehensiveanalysisoftheseepidemicsinDubrovnikExpellingthePlagueexplorestheincreasinglysophisticatedplaguecontrolregulationsthatwereadoptedbythecityandimplementedbyitshealthofcials.In1377Dubrovnikbecametherstcityintheworldtodevelopandim-plementquarantinelegislationandin1390itestablishedtheearliestrecordedpermanentHealthOfce.ThecityspreoccupationwithplaguecontrolandthepowersgrantedtoitsHealthOfceledtoaricharchivalrecordchroni-clingthecitysexperienceofplagueitsattemptstosafeguardpublichealthandthesocialeffectsofitspracticesofquarantineprosecutionandpunish-ment.ThesesourcesformthefoundationoftheauthorsanalysisinparticularthemanuscriptLibrodeliSignoriChazamorbi150030ararehealthrecordofthe152627calamitousplagueepidemic.Teemingwithrealpeopleacrossthespectrumincludinggravediggerslaundressesandplaguesurvivorsitcontainsthetestimoniescollectedduringtrialproceedingsconductedbyhealthofcialsagainstviolatorsofpublichealthregulations.OutliningthecontributionsofDubrovnikinconceivingandestablishingearlypublichealthmeasuresinEuropeExpellingthePlaguerevealshowhealthcrisesofthepastgreatlyresemblecontemporaryanxietiesaboutbattlingepidemicssuchassarsavianuandtheEbolavirus.ZlataBlainaTomicisamedicalhistorianwhoworkedatMcGillUniversitysOslerLibrary.VesnaBlainaisatranslatorandlibrarianwhoworkedattheUniversitdeMontral.28MQUPSPRING2015SPECIFICATIONSJune2015978-0-7735-4543-4100.00SCDN100.00SUS76.00cloth6.75x9.75336pp80bw16colourphotose-bookavailableSPECIFICATIONSMcGill-QueensAssociatedMedicalServicesStudiesintheHistoryofMedicineHealthandSocietyApril2015978-0-7735-4540-344.95ACDN44.95AUS28.99paper978-0-7735-4539-7100.00SCDN100.00SUS76.00cloth6x9448pp32bwphotose-bookavailableThenandNowCollectingandClassicisminEighteenth-CenturyEnglandjoancoutuAfreshaccountoftheBritisharistocracysrelationshipwiththeclassicalworld.HISTORYOFMEDICINEEUROPEANHISTORYARTHISTORYBRITISHHISTORYExpellingthePlagueTheHealthOfceandtheImplementationofQuarantineinDubrovnik13771533zlatablainatomicandvesnablainaAground-breakingstudyaboutplaguecontrolmeasuresinmedievalandearlymodernCroatia.