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Format: vii, 224 Seiten , Illustrationen

ISBN: 0300208529 , 9780300208528

Content: 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

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Thompson, Erin L. Possession New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016 ISBN 9780300221008

Language: English

Keywords: Kunst ; Sammler ; Geschichte ; Kunst ; Kunstraub ; Kunstfälschung ; Schmuggel ; Kunst ; Sammeln ; Kunstsammler ; Geschichte ; Kunst ; Kunstraub ; Kunstfälschung ; Schmuggel

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Format: 1 online resource (233 p.)

ISBN: 0-300-22100-2

Content: A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present Whether it's the discovery of

Note: Includes index. , Frontmatter -- , 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 , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-300-20852-9

Language: English

DOI: 10.12987/9780300221008