Fragile Cargo
The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City
New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description: 370 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
"The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prelude: The Forbidden City -- First glimpse of the Imperial collections -- The shabby professor -- Peace, and war -- Evacuation -- Shanghai -- To London -- The southern route -- Fleeing Nanjing -- The central route -- The northern route -- A sort of sanctuary -- The unforgettable day -- Exile? -- Hunting tigers.
Subjects:
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History.
Art treasures in war -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Art -- China -- Beijing.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History.
Art treasures in war -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century.
Art -- China -- Beijing.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
ISBN:
9781982149291
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ART Asia Bro | Ballentine Indoors | Display, Nonfiction | In |
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by Chatto & Windus"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index.