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005    20090810132213.0 
008    081223s2009    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng   
010      2008055446 
020    9780374283094|qhardcover|qalkaline paper 
020    0374283095|qhardcover|qalkaline paper 
035    (OCoLC)263984526 
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050 00 N6911|b.B74 2009 
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100 1  Brey, Ilaria Dagnini,|d1955- 
245 14 The Venus fixers :|bthe remarkable story of the Allied 
       soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II /
       |cIlaria Dagnini Brey. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,|c2009. 
300    308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations,
       maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-287) and 
       index. 
505 0  Italian art goes to war -- "Men must manoeuvre" -- 
       Sicilian prelude -- The birth of the Venus fixers -- The 
       conflict of the present and the past -- Treasure hunt -- 
       Florence divided -- A time to rend, a time to sew -- The 
       duelists -- Alpine loot -- Epilogue: a necessary dream. 
520    Documents the contributions of a motley team of art 
       historians, curators, and passionate amateurs who were 
       appointed by Allied forces to save master works of 
       European art from destruction during World War II, 
       describing the volatile conditions under which they 
       safeguarded thousands of years worth of masterpieces at 
       the risk of their own lives. 
592    WNDSR This book is a gift of Scheuerman & Menist in memory
       of Margaret "Peg" Yuskavitch. 
610 20 Allied Forces.|bSupreme Headquarters.|bMonuments, Fine 
       Arts and Archives Section|xOfficials and employees. 
650  0 Art, Italian. 
650  0 Art treasures in war|zItaly|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Cultural property|xProtection|zItaly|xHistory|y20th 
       century. 
914    FARM132811 
938    Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nBK0007984423 
938    YBP Library Services|bYANK|n2990200 
938    Blackwell Book Service|bBBUS|nR4796177|c$26.00 
994    92|bCKE