- The Art Loss Register
The arts need a protector that can help recover cultural treasure worldwide. Join in our search, exploring the world of fine art and international intrigue.Towards that proposition we provide the webs most comprehensive multi lingual guide to stol ...
http://www.artloss.com/
| | - Theft from Cyprus to Munich
Following the occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish forces in 1974, looters stripped the regions churches, removing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 icons; several dozen major frescoes and mosaics dating from the sixth to the fifteenth century; and t ...
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html
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- The Museum Security
NB Clicking on footnote numbers will take you to the footnote file click on the number to return to the page you were reading. Therefore you may wish to print out the footnotes for easy referral whilst reading the dissertation. The page numbers liste ...
http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html
| | - Trade in Rare Books
Ancient manuscripts and historic books worth millions of pounds are being trafficked through Britain as criminals look for alternatives to highrisk ventures such as armed robbery and drugs.London has become a centre for the illicit trade with dozens ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4201560,00.html
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- Saving Futures
Saving Futures started out as an online commentary on cultural heritage preservation, following an expedition to Nepal and India in 2003 to attempt to repatriate an antique sword I’ll add more to the site about that soonThanks largely to your suggest ...
http://www.savingfutures.com/
| | - The Law Your Brush
A federal judge in Manhattan said on Monday that he was deeply troubled by the secrecy of a settlement concerning two Picasso paintings purportedly sold under duress in Nazi Germany.In the settlement announced last month, the Museum of Modern Art and ...
http://www.yourbrushwiththelaw.com/
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- The Cbc Indepth
Art theft joins drugs, money laundering and illegal arms trading as one of the largest criminal activities in the world. And though thieves have often targeted famous paintings, an increasing trend of brazen thefts sees paintings stolen not just for ...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/artthefts/
| | - Looting Question Bibliography
This resource is intended to be provide a comprehensive overview of what is often a controversial topic, for scholarly and classroom use. Coverage is intended to include extreme perspectives as well as more neutral or consensusseeking views. The list ...
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html
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- The Stolen Antiquities
On September 13, 1995, Swiss police raided four bonded warehouses in Geneva, seizing a large number of artifacts allegedly smuggled from Italy. The premises were registered to a Swiss company called Editions Services, which police traced to a Roman n ...
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/geneva/index.html
| | - The Modern Sack of Nineveh
In 1847 the young British adventurer Austen Henry Layard explored the ruins of Nineveh and rediscovered the lost palace of Sennacherib across the Tigris River from modern Mosul in northern Iraq. Inscribed in cuneiform on the colossal sculptures in th ...
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html
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Theft and World War II
