James Cuno: The man you love to hate.

The newest review bashing James Cuno’s argument in Who Owns Antiquity? is intelligent, well-written, maybe even poetic.

Through the vehicle of Cicero, Ingrid D. Rowland analyzes the validity of Cuno’s argument, and concludes it is “self-servingly flawed.”  It’s a lengthy read, but a worthwhile one at that.

Read “Back to the Source: Who owns antiquity? Museums and the battle over our ancient heritage” by Ingrid D. Rowland on The Australian.

Rowland has just released her new book Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heritic.  She tells the story of the pre-Galileo Italian who also had visions of the universe that were beyond his time.  This fellow, however, was burned at the stake as a result.  The book is getting good reviews, and should be worth checking out if you are interested in the society and space of sixteenth century Rome.

3 Responses to “James Cuno: The man you love to hate.”

  1. lootingmatters Says:

    For other reviews, see the list on Looting Matters.
    http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2008/06/reviews-of-who-owns-antiquity.html

  2. Kimberly Alderman Says:

    Great! That is a comprehensive list of the Cuno reviews. I’ll refer readers to it in the future.

    Thank you~

    Kimberly

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