The destruction of art : iconoclasm and vandalism since the French Revolution /

The destruction of art : iconoclasm and vandalism since the French Revolution /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gamboni, Dario.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, 1997.
Description:	416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Art -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. Art -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. -- History. Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Psychological aspects. Art, Modern -- Psychological aspects. Art -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2765322

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Varying Form of Title:	Iconoclasm and vandalism since the French Revolution
ISBN:	0300071701
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-402) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Theories and Methods
2. A Historical Outline
3. The Fall of the 'Communist Monuments'
4. Political Iconoclasm in Democratic Societies
5. Outside the First World
6. Iconoclasm and Multiplication
7. Free Art and the 'Free World'
8. Legal Abuse
9. The Degradation of Art in Public Places
10. Museums and Pathology
11. 'Embellishing Vandalism'
12. Reformations of Church Art
13. Modern Art and Iconoclasm
14. Mistaking Art for Refuse
15. Disqualification and Heritage.