Possession
Subtitle: the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present
By: Erin L. Thompson
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780300208528
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Classical antiquities; Psychological aspects; Classical antiquities thefts; Forgeries; Collectors and collecting; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: The powers and perils of the antique: the birth of collecting; title: Collecting identities; title: "By means of a little castration": restoration and manipulation; title: Irresistible forgeries; title: The privileges of lovers: erotic connections with antiquities; title: Collecting others; title: The history of looting and smuggling: and what they destroy; title: Collectors' failed justifications for looting and smuggling; title: Conclusion: collecting to save the past.