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

The powers and perils of the antique: the birth of collecting -- Collecting identities -- "By means of a little castration": restoration and manipulation -- Irresistible forgeries -- The privileges of lovers: erotic connections with antiquities -- Collecting others -- The history of lootin...

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VerfasserIn: Thompson, Erin L. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press , [2016]
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Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als: Possession
Verantwortlich:Erin L. Thompson
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Zusammenfassung:The powers and perils of the antique: the birth of collecting -- Collecting identities -- "By means of a little castration": restoration and manipulation -- Irresistible forgeries -- The privileges of lovers: erotic connections with antiquities -- Collecting others -- The history of looting and smuggling: and what they destroy -- Collectors' failed justifications for looting and smuggling -- Conclusion: collecting to save the past
Beschreibung:vii, 224 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:0300208529
9780300208528