Stealing the Mystic Lamb: the true story of the world's most coveted masterpiece [1st ed] 9781586488000, 1586488007

The mysteries of the masterpiece -- The magician in the red turban -- The burning of the Lamb -- Thieves of revolution a

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English Pages xiv, 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Year 2010

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9781586488000, 1586488007

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Table of contents :
The mysteries of the masterpiece --
The magician in the red turban --
The burning of the Lamb --
Thieves of revolution and empire --
Illicit collectors' paradise --
The canon hides the Lamb --
Thieves in the cathedral --
The world's greatest treasure hunt --
Raising the buried treasure --
Hidden in plain sight?

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