Possession : the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present / Erin L. Thompson.
Thompson, Erin L., author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2016
DE60 .T48 2016
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Title Possession : the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present / Erin L. Thompson.
Author Thompson, Erin L., author.
ISBN 9780300221008 (electronic bk.)
0300221002 (electronic bk.)
0300208529
9780300208528
Published New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 224 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number DE60 .T48 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 709
938
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Corporate Author ProQuest (Firm)
Available in Other Form Original 9780300208528
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