Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present

by Erin Thompson and Erin L. Thompson

A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present

Whether it's the discovery of $1.6 billion in Nazi-looted 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300208529
• ISBN13: 9780300208528
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"