The Medici conspiracy the illicit journey of looted antiques from Italy's tomb raiders to the world's greatest museums / Peter Watson with Cecilia Todeschini.

Author/creator Watson, Peter, 1943-
Other author Todeschini, Cecilia.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : PublicAffairs,
Descriptionxx, 407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Subjects
Archaeological thefts.

Contents Prologue on Fifth Avenue -- Sotheby's, Switzerland, smugglers -- Connoisseurs and criminals: the passion for Greek vases -- Corridor 17 -- Forensic archaeology in the Freeport -- The paper trail, the Polaroids, and the "Cordata" -- The Getty: the "Museum of the Tombaroli" -- The Metropolitan in New York and other rogue museums -- "Collectors are real looters" -- The laundries of London and New York -- Phone taps and the great rumor -- The Paris raid on Robert Hecht -- Raids in Zurich and Geneva, arrest and interrogations in Cyprus and Berlin -- Interrogations in Los Angeles and Manhattan -- The puzzle of the "orphans" -- The "Cordata" continues in Egypt, Greece, Israel, and Oxford -- The fall of Robin Symes -- The woodcutter's archive -- The trial of Giacomo Medici -- Trading with Japan, trials in Rome -- Operation eclipse -- Conclusion: 500 million dollars + 100,000 looted tombs - Chippendale's Law -- Epilogue on Fifth Avenue -- Dossier.
General noteOriginally published: New York : BBS PublicAffairs, 2006
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009502768
ISBN9781586484385 (pbk.)
ISBN1586484389 (pbk.)

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