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Possession : the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Powers and Perils of the Antique: The Birth of Collecting -- 2 Collecting Identities -- 3 "By Means of a Little Castration": Restoration and Manipulation -- 4 Irresistible Forgeries -- 5 The Privileges of Lovers: Erotic Connecti...

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Auteur principal: Thompson, Erin L. (Auteur, VerfasserIn)
Format: Online Resource Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press , [2016]
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Documents similaires:Erscheint auch als: Possession
Notes sur l'auteur:Erin L. Thompson
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Résumé:Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Powers and Perils of the Antique: The Birth of Collecting -- 2 Collecting Identities -- 3 "By Means of a Little Castration": Restoration and Manipulation -- 4 Irresistible Forgeries -- 5 The Privileges of Lovers: Erotic Connections with Antiquities -- 6 Collecting Others -- 7 The History of Looting and Smuggling-and What They Destroy -- 8 Collectors' Failed Justifications for Looting and Smuggling -- 9 Conclusion: Collecting to Save the Past -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Description matérielle:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 224 Seiten)
ISBN:9780300221008