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The Central Collecting Point in Munich : a new beginning for the restitution and protection of art /

This book documents the story of the Allies' Central Collecting Point (CCP) set up in the former Nazi Party headquarters at Königsplatz in Munich, where confiscated works of art were transported to be identified and sorted out for restitution in the years from 1945 to 1949.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lauterbach, Iris (Author)
Other Authors: Elliott, Fiona, 1951- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2018]
Subjects:
Central Collecting Point (Munich, Germany) > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions.
Cultural property > Repatriation > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.
Art thefts > Europe > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:This book documents the story of the Allies' Central Collecting Point (CCP) set up in the former Nazi Party headquarters at Königsplatz in Munich, where confiscated works of art were transported to be identified and sorted out for restitution in the years from 1945 to 1949.
Item Description:Illustrations on endpapers.
Physical Description:xxvii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781606065822
1606065823