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Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present
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A riveting account of private art collectors’ passion from Roman times to the present
Whether it's the discovery of $1.6 billion in Nazilooted art or the news that Syrian rebels are looting UNESCO archaeological sites to buy arms, art crime commands headlines. Erin Thompson, America’s only professor of art crime, explores the dark history of looting, smuggling, and forgery that lies at the heart of many private art collections and many of the world's most renowned museums.
Enlivened by fasc...
Whether it's the discovery of $1.6 billion in Nazilooted art or the news that Syrian rebels are looting UNESCO archaeological sites to buy arms, art crime commands headlines. Erin Thompson, America’s only professor of art crime, explores the dark history of looting, smuggling, and forgery that lies at the heart of many private art collections and many of the world's most renowned museums.
Enlivened by fasc...