[Rarebooks] FS: 1913 Loeb Collection of Ancient Bronzes & Statuary

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

“Die Bronzen der Sammlung Loeb”

By Johannes Sieveking. Published in Munich in 1913.

An elegantly produced catalog of ancient Roman, Hellenistic, Etruscan 
and Egyptian bronze mirrors, figures, busts, and other artifacts owned 
by noted collector and philanthropist James Loeb.

Loeb [1867-1933] retired early from the family business and spent the 
rest of his life traveling, collecting, and doing good things with his 
money. He founded the Loeb Classical Library at Harvard, became a 
trustee at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and 
helped found what would become the Julliard School in New York. The 
bronzes illustrated in this catalog, along with this ancient pottery, 
were eventually given to the Staatliche Antikensammlungen in Munich. 
Loeb explained his philanthropy by writing- "In an age when the 
Humanities are being neglected more perhaps than at any time since the 
Middle Ages, and when men's minds are turning more than ever before to 
the practical and the material, it does not suffice to make pleas, 
however eloquent and convincing, for the safeguarding and further 
enjoyment of our greatest heritage from the past. Means must be found to 
place these treasures within the reach of all who care for the finer 
things of life."

Hardcover. 9"x12", 86 pages of text with 12 collotype illustrations in 
the text and 46 gravure plates; printed on a fine, heavy cream stock; 
original parchment covers. Spine soiled, boards lightly soiled; spine 
label perished, minor internal soil.  $75 net.

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