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

A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present Whether it's the discovery of .6 billion in Nazi-looted art or the news that Syrian rebels are looting UNESCO archaeological sites to buy arms, art crime commands headlines. Erin Thompson, America's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Erin L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Classical antiquities > Collectors and collecting > Europe > History.
Collectors and collecting > Psychological aspects.
Classical antiquities thefts.
Classical antiquities > Forgeries.
Antiquités gréco-romaines > Collectionneurs et collections > Europe > Histoire.
Vol d'antiquités gréco-romaines.
Antiquités gréco-romaines > Faux.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Classical antiquities > Collectors and collecting
Classical antiquities > Forgeries
Classical antiquities thefts
Collectors and collecting > Psychological aspects
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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