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Museum of the missing : a history of art theft

When a painting goes missing, we all lose a piece of our common heritage. Museum of the Missing offers readers a rare glimpse of the greatest gallery that never was. Simon Houpt brilliantly recounts the story of its valuable holdings and investigates some of the men and women involved in the thefts....

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Main Author: Houpt, Simon.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Sterling Pub., c2006.
Subjects and Genres:
Art thefts.
Art thieves.
Theft from museums.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword /
  • Julian Radcliffe
  • Introduction
  • ch. 1.
  • Art as a commodity
  • ch. 2.
  • Theft in a time of war
  • ch. 3.
  • The uncommon criminal
  • ch. 4.
  • The lost art detective agency
  • ch. 5.
  • The space on the wall
  • Appendix : Gallery of missing art
  • Picture credits
  • Index
  • Selected bibliography
  • Acknowledgments.

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