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The Resource Antiquities : what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson

Antiquities : what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson

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"The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide. Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE, during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters, looters, and public works. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® analyzes continuing threats to our heritage, and offers a balanced account of treaties and laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how forgeries are made and detected; how authentic works are documented, stored, dispersed, and displayed; the politics of sending antiquities back to their countries of origin; and the outlook for an expanded legal market. Anderson provides a summary of challenges ahead, including the future of underwater archaeology, the use of drones, remote sensing, and how invisible markings on antiquities will allow them to be traced. Written in question-and-answer format, the book equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the legal, practical, and moral choices that face us all when confronting antiquities in a museum gallery, shop window, or for sale on the Internet."--Publisher's website
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xxi, 250 pages
Contents
  • Foreword
  • Part one: Legal and practical realities (1. Defining antiquities ; 2. Cultural ownership: past and present ; 3. Framing today's debate ; 4. The cosmopolitan argument ; 5. Divining originals, pastiches, and forgeries)
  • Part two: Settled law and open questions (6. International conventions and treaties ; 7. National laws and statutes ; 8. Modern national identities ; 9. Chance finds, excavation and looting ; 10. Acquiring antiquities in the marketplace)
  • Part three: Scenarios and solutions (11. Realities of storage, dispersal and display ; 12. Capturing antiquity: documentation ; 13. Replication of ancient objects ; 14. Retention, restitution, and repatriation ; 5. The prospect of an enlarged legal market ; 16. Evolving perspectives on ownership ; 17. Looking ahead)
Isbn
9780190614935
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Label
Antiquities : what everyone needs to know
Title
Antiquities
Title remainder
what everyone needs to know
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Maxwell L. Anderson
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide. Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE, during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters, looters, and public works. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® analyzes continuing threats to our heritage, and offers a balanced account of treaties and laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how forgeries are made and detected; how authentic works are documented, stored, dispersed, and displayed; the politics of sending antiquities back to their countries of origin; and the outlook for an expanded legal market. Anderson provides a summary of challenges ahead, including the future of underwater archaeology, the use of drones, remote sensing, and how invisible markings on antiquities will allow them to be traced. Written in question-and-answer format, the book equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the legal, practical, and moral choices that face us all when confronting antiquities in a museum gallery, shop window, or for sale on the Internet."--Publisher's website
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Anderson, Maxwell Lincoln
Dewey number
930.1
Index
index present
LC call number
CC165
LC item number
.A53 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
What everyone needs to know
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Antiquities
  • Archaeology
  • Cultural property
  • ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
  • ART
  • Altertümer
  • FAQ
  • Kulturgüterschutz
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Antiquities : what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-242) and index
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volume
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Contents
Foreword -- Part one: Legal and practical realities (1. Defining antiquities ; 2. Cultural ownership: past and present ; 3. Framing today's debate ; 4. The cosmopolitan argument ; 5. Divining originals, pastiches, and forgeries) -- Part two: Settled law and open questions (6. International conventions and treaties ; 7. National laws and statutes ; 8. Modern national identities ; 9. Chance finds, excavation and looting ; 10. Acquiring antiquities in the marketplace) -- Part three: Scenarios and solutions (11. Realities of storage, dispersal and display ; 12. Capturing antiquity: documentation ; 13. Replication of ancient objects ; 14. Retention, restitution, and repatriation ; 5. The prospect of an enlarged legal market ; 16. Evolving perspectives on ownership ; 17. Looking ahead)
Control code
ocn952700900
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxi, 250 pages
Isbn
9780190614935
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2016028241
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780190614928
  • (OCoLC)952700900
Label
Antiquities : what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-242) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword -- Part one: Legal and practical realities (1. Defining antiquities ; 2. Cultural ownership: past and present ; 3. Framing today's debate ; 4. The cosmopolitan argument ; 5. Divining originals, pastiches, and forgeries) -- Part two: Settled law and open questions (6. International conventions and treaties ; 7. National laws and statutes ; 8. Modern national identities ; 9. Chance finds, excavation and looting ; 10. Acquiring antiquities in the marketplace) -- Part three: Scenarios and solutions (11. Realities of storage, dispersal and display ; 12. Capturing antiquity: documentation ; 13. Replication of ancient objects ; 14. Retention, restitution, and repatriation ; 5. The prospect of an enlarged legal market ; 16. Evolving perspectives on ownership ; 17. Looking ahead)
Control code
ocn952700900
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxi, 250 pages
Isbn
9780190614935
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2016028241
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780190614928
  • (OCoLC)952700900

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