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Possession : the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present / Erin L. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Erin L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical antiquities--Collectors and collecting--Europe--History.
- Classical antiquities.
- Collectors and collecting--Psychological aspects.
- Collectors and collecting.
- Classical antiquities thefts.
- Classical antiquities--Forgeries.
- Classical antiquities--Collectors and collecting.
- History.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300208529
- 9780300208528
- OCLC:
- 926820722
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