Year of Object(s) Creation: 1100 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Manuscript
Object Material(s): ink or dye, paper
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: Benevento, Italy
Year Removed from Findspot: 1946

Provenance
Start Year: 1952
End Year: 2010
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired from Bernard Quaritch
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: British Library
Start Year: 1947
End Year: 1952
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased by B. Quaritch at Sotheby's Auction
Nation:
Location: Property of Bernard Quaritch
Start Year:
End Year: 1946
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Italy
Location: library of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral City of Benevento, Italy

12th Century Italian Beneventan Missal Manuscripts


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1978
Year Claim Resolved: 2010
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Metropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral City of Benevento
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: The British Museum
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
The University of Geneva's ArThemis project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon