A noble madness : the dark side of collecting from antiquity to now
Delbourgo, James, 1972-2025
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Collectors are often praised for their taste in art or contributions to science, but there can be a darker side - their passion is sometimes driven by dangerous obsession. Roman emperors who lusted after statues; Chinese scholars obsessed with rocks and flowers; fin de siècle dandies surrounded by bibelots. History is full of stories about those who love things more than people, presenting a danger either to themselves or others. In this sweeping history from antiquity to today, James Delbourgo tells the extraordinary story of the mad collector as a cultural figure from the tyrant and idolater to the sexually repressed 'psycho' of the Freudian imagination and the modern-day hoarder.
Main title:
A noble madness : the dark side of collecting from antiquity to now / James Delbourgo.
Author:
Delbourgo, James, 1972-, author
Imprint:
London : riverrun, 2025.
Collation:
x, 304 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529424010 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
790.132
Language:
English
BRN:
8616486