The Medici conspiracy: the illicit journey of looted antiquities from Italy's tomb raiders to the world's greatest museum

Livres
Thème de la ressource: 
Trafic d'œuvres d'art, d'antiquités, de documents anciens et de spécimens d'histoire naturelle
Litiges, retours et restitutions
Contrôles et enquêtes des forces de l'ordre
Type de ressource: 
Bibliographie - Livres
Auteur: 
WATSON Peter, TODESCHINI Cecilia
Editeur: 
New York : BBS Public Affairs
Date: 
2006
Pages / Longueur: 
379 p
Langue de publication: 
Anglais

The story begins, as stories do in all good thrillers, with a botched robbery and a police chase. Eight Apuleian vases of the fourth century B.C. are discovered in the swimming pool of a German-based art smuggler. More valuable than the recovery of the vases, however, is the discovery of the smuggler's card index detailing his deals and dealers. [...]

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