About the Author

Alain Schnapp is professor of classical archaeology at the Universite Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne and director of the Institut d'etudes avancees (IEA-Paris).

Reviews

"This fascinating collection, beautifully produced, offers findings on the origins and evolution of antiquarianism-a deep interest in objects and records from the past-in many different societies."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History