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Booklets, handbooks and publications Series, 1943 - 1944

 Series

Scope and Contents

These publications include a substantial range of material spanning from guides and booklets to publications and reports:

Box A: A copy of 'I Monumenti italiani e la Guerra', a cura dell'Ufficio Speciale della Marina, Editori Alfieri e Lacroix, Milano, 1917; 'Biblioteche ospiti della Vaticana nella seconda guerra mondiale, col catalogo dei cimeli esposti nel Salone Sistino, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 1945; 'Ecclesia', rivista mensile a cura dell'ufficio informazioni, anno III, Numero I, Città del Vaticano, gennaio 1944; 'I danni della guerra al patrimonio artistico degli Abruzzi e del Molise'a cura della Regia Soprintendenza ai Monumenti e alle Gallerie', Aquila, 1945 (2 copies); 'Per i monumenti d'arte danneggiati dalla guerra nella Campania, Napoli, 1944; 'Danni di guerra e provvidenze per le antichità, i monumenti e l'arte, a cura delle Soprintendenze per le Antichità delle Marche e dell'Umbria; per le Gallerie delle Marche, per i monumenti delle Marche, Ancona-Urbino, 1946; 'Die Emilia' by Wolfgang Hagemann, Deutsche Druckerei Miramare, 1947; 'Sartryck ur Konsthistorisk Tidskrift' by Erik Sjoqvist, 1945; 'Works of Art in Austria (British Zone of Occupation): Losses and Survivals in the War', by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other material in Enemy Hands, London, H.M. Stationery Office, 1946; 'Works of Art in Italy: Losses and Survivals in the War', vol. 1. South of Bologna, by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other material in Enemy Hands, London, H.M. Stationery Office, 1945; 'Works of Art in Italy: Losses and Survivals in the War', vol. 1. South of Bologna, by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other material in Enemy Hands, London, H.M. Stationery Office, 1946; 'Works of Art in Greece, the Greek islands and the Dodecanese: Losses and Survivals in the War', by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other material in Enemy Hands, London, H.M. Stationery Office, 1946; 'Works of Art in Malta: Losses and Survivals in the War', by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other material in Enemy Hands, London, H.M. Stationery Office, 1946.
Box C: a substantial set of 'Civil Affair handbooks' issued by the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War areas, namely: Belgium, Section 17: Cultural institutions, M 361-17, 13 May 1944; Denmark, Section 17: Cultural institutions, M 366-17, 17 May 1944; France, Section 17C: Cultural institutions Central and Southern France, M 352-17C, 24 June 1944; Italy, Section 17A: Cultural institutions Central Italy, M 353-17A, 6 July 1944 (2 copies); Italy, Section 17B: Cultural institutions Central Italy, M 353-17B, 29 July 1944 (2 copies); The Netherlands, Section 17: Cultural institutions, M 357-17, 13 May 1944. 3 copies of 'Civil Affair guides' issued by the War Department, Washington: Archival Repositories in Germany, no. 31-180, 15 May 1944; Field protection of objects of art and archives, no. 31-103, 12 May 1944 (2 copies); an excerpt entitled 'The War and Classical Remains in Italy: supplied by the Archaeological Adviser, the War Office, reprinted from 'Antiquity, vol. XVIII, pp. 169-72, December 1944. A copy of: Fifty war-damaged monuments of Italy, text by Emilio Lavagnino, Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, 1946. Lists of Protected Monuments, Italy, prepared and issued by the Allied Commission, Allied Military Government, Sub-Commission for Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives: Regions of Emilia and Lombardia, 6, February-March 1944 (3 copies); Regions of Lazio and Abruzzi-Molise, 3, February-March 1944; Regions of Liguria and Piedmont, 5, February-March 1944 (3 copies); Regions of Le Tre Venezie, 7, February-March 1944 (3 copies); Regions of Sardinia and Sicily, 1, Regions of Apulia, Calabria, Campania and Lucania, 2, s.d., (2 copies); Regions of Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche, 4, February-March 1944, (2 copies). The 'Sicily Gazette', no. 2, 17 September 1943; the 'Sicily gazette', no. 3, 20 October 1943.

Reference number

WDA-PUB

Dates

  • 1943 - 1944

Conditions Governing Access

The War Damage Archive is accessible by appointment with the archivist.

Extent

13 Volumes

17 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Another copy of the volume 'Fifty war-damaged monuments of Italy / text by Emilio Lavagnino ; forewords by Benedetto Croce, C.R. Morey, R. Bianchi Bandinelli ; translations by Sara T. Morey is to be found in the BSR Library with the following call number: 656.14B.

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