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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Erin L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Classical antiquities > Collectors and collecting > Europe > History.
Collectors and collecting > Psychological aspects.
Classical antiquities thefts.
Classical antiquities > Forgeries.
Art, Classical > Collectors and collecting.
History.
Table of 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.