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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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| Format: | Llibre |
| Idioma: | English |
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New Haven ; London
: Yale University Press
, [2016]
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| Accés en línia: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Publicació relacionada: | Erscheint auch als:
Possession. |
| Notes de l'autor: | Erin L. Thompson |
| Sumari: | 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 |
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| Descripció física: | vii, 224 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 0300208529 9780300208528 |
