Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis
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Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis
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The work Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis
- Title remainder
- the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis
- Statement of responsibility
- Gerri Chanel
- Subject
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- Art treasures in war
- Art treasures in war -- France -- History -- 20th century
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Cultural property -- Protection -- France -- History -- 20th century
- France
- France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- German Occupation of France (1940-1945)
- 1900-1999
- Musée du Louvre
- Musée du Louvre -- History -- 20th century
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- History
- Art
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. As the Germans neared Paris in 1940, the French raced to move the masterpieces again and again during the war. Throughout the German occupation, the Louvre's staff fought to keep the priceless treasures out of enemy hands, often risking their lives to protect the country's artistic heritage. This is their tale
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Dewey number
- 940.53
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- N9165.F8
- LC item number
- C43 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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