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008			210902s20062006nyca 000 u eng d
020			_a9781402728297
082	0		_aREF 364.162 HOU _2
100	1		_aHoupt, Simon
240	1	0	_aToller Cranston Collection
245	1	0	_aMuseum of the missing _b: a history of art theft _c/ Simon Houpt
260			_aNew York, NY _b: Sterling Publishing _c, 2006
300			_a192 p. _b: illus. _c; 27 cm
505	0	0	_aForeword / 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.
520			_aWhen 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 recounts the story of its valuable holdings and investigates some of the men and women involved in the thefts. Filled with beautiful paintings and rarely seen photographs, this intriguing book is also a recognition of the ingenious few who are trying to get these treasures back
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aArt thefts
650		4	_aArt thieves
650		4	_aTheft from museums
942			_cMO
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