Defending national treasures : French art and heritage under Vichy
The author reconstructs the policies of art preservation under the Vichy government in France. She provides accounts of how and why French administrators formulated new laws regarding French cultural patrimony, then describes the process of evacuating art collections from the museums and keeping them safe in the provinces, negotiations with the acquisitive Nazis (including the story of the Bayeux Tapestry's travels), the give and take between the French museum administrators and the Germans over the formerly Jewish-owned art collections, and the reorganization of the museums and formulation of new preservation measures and archaeological regulations. She also describes the acquisition of bronze statues throughout France that were melted down in Germany. Includes bibliographical references and index. xv, 382 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
- Karlsgodt, Elizabeth Campbell.
- NIOD Bibliotheek
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- ocn664842341
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--France.
- Cultural property--Protection--France--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France.
- Art and state--France--History--20th century.
- Art treasures in war--France--History--20th century.
- Art museums--France--History--20th century.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
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