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

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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1. Verfasser: Thompson, Erin L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven, London Yale University Press 2016
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Classical antiquities > Collectors and collecting > Psychological aspects > Classical antiquities thefts > Forgeries > Kunst > Sammler > Geschichte > Kunstraub > Kunstfälschung > Schmuggel > Sammeln > Kunstsammler
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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
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ISBN:0300208529
0-300-20852-9
9780300208528
978-0-300-20852-8