To Have And To Hold
by Philipp Blom /
2004 / English / EPUB
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Blom's gripping narration and bizarre cast of eccentrics,
visionaries, and fanatics provide a fascinating glimpse into how
a pastime becomes an all-consuming passion.
Blom's gripping narration and bizarre cast of eccentrics,
visionaries, and fanatics provide a fascinating glimpse into how
a pastime becomes an all-consuming passion.From amassing sacred relics to collecting celebrity
memorabilia, the impulse to hoard has gripped humankind throughout
the centuries. But what is it that drives people to possess objects
that have no conceivable use?
From amassing sacred relics to collecting celebrity
memorabilia, the impulse to hoard has gripped humankind throughout
the centuries. But what is it that drives people to possess objects
that have no conceivable use?To Have and To Hold
To Have and To Hold is a
captivating tour of collectors and their treasures from medieval
times to the present, from a cabinet containing unicorn horns and a
Tsar's collection of teeth to the macabre art of embalmer Dr.
Frederick Ruysch, the fabled castle of William Randolph Hearst, and
the truly preoccupied men who stockpile food wrappers and plastic
cups. An engrossing story of the collector as bridegroom,
deliriously, obsessively happy, wed to his possessions, till death
do us part.
is a
captivating tour of collectors and their treasures from medieval
times to the present, from a cabinet containing unicorn horns and a
Tsar's collection of teeth to the macabre art of embalmer Dr.
Frederick Ruysch, the fabled castle of William Randolph Hearst, and
the truly preoccupied men who stockpile food wrappers and plastic
cups. An engrossing story of the collector as bridegroom,
deliriously, obsessively happy, wed to his possessions, till death
do us part.
