Plundering beauty : a history of art crime during war / Arthur Tompkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tompkins, Arthur, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art thefts--History.

Art thefts.

War crimes--History.

War crimes.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Lund Humphries, 2018.

Summary:

"The roll-call of wars down the centuries is paralleled by an equally extensive narrative of the theft, destruction, plundering, displacement and concealing of some of the world's greatest works of art. From the many wars of classical antiquity, through the military turning points and detours of the Fourth Crusade, the Thirty Years' War, Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, the First and Second World Wars, and then onwards to the ongoing contemporary conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the history of art crime in times of conflict contains many extraordinary, devastating and often little-known stories. 'Plundering Beauty: A History of Art Crime During War' charts the crucial milestones of art crimes spanning two thousand years, as civilization moves from a simple and brutal 'winner takes it all' attitude to the spoils of war, towards a contemporary understanding, and commitment to, the idea that our artistic heritage truly belongs to all humankind"--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Rome

2. The Fourth Crusade

3. The Thirty Years' War

4. Napoleon

5. The First World War

6. The Second World War: Western Europe

7. The Second World War: Eastern Europe

8. Unravelling the Nazi plunder: the monuments, fine arts, and archives officers

9. The Yugosalv wars

10. Afghanistan and Iraq

Coda: Iraq and Syria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and index.

ISBN:

184822219X

9781848222199

OCLC:

1004911080