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Possession: the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present
2016
in English
0300208529 9780300208528
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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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
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