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Plundering beauty : a history of art crime during war
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Plundering beauty : a history of art crime during war

by Arthur Tompkins

This chronological history explores the theft and displacement of art during military conflicts from antiquity to the present day. It analyses the evolution of global attitudes regarding the protection of cultural heritage and the ownership of artistic treasures.

Accession 13446 ISBN 9781848222199 Publisher Lund Humphries
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