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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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.
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DE60 .T48 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
709
938
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-211) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Original 9780300208528
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