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On 12/23/2011 4:01 PM, George Ritzlin wrote:
For those interested in the broad sweep of prices I commend David
Hackett Fischer's "The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of
History" on European prices since the building of the Cathedral of
Chartes, which demonstrates that patterns of price change are quite
uneven over time.
Given the present economic uncertainty, it would be presumptuous to
suggest recent trends will continue unabated.
For something closer to the map market, read Gerald Reitlinger's
three-volume "The Economics of Taste" on the rise and fall of prices
for paintings and objets de art, from the mid-18th century to the
mid-20th century. I can think of no better way to conclude than to
cite Mr. Reitlinger's introduction to his third volume (published
1970, pages 11-12).
Less historically analytical and shorter, but quite entertaining, is
John Carter's section on "The Market" (pp. 225-38), in the epilogue of
the 1970 impression of his colorful _Taste and Technique in Book
Collecting_--which can certainly relate to maps.
Joel Kovarsky
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