Italian Seventeenth Century Books
Italian Seventeenth Century Books

Year of Object(s) Creation: 17th Century
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Book
Object Material(s): animal product, paper, vellum
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: Italy’sHistoricalNationalLibraryofAgriculture
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance

Start Year:
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation: Italy
Location: Italy

Start Year:
End Year: 2015
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sale
Nation: United States
Location: San Francisco, California

Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Italy
Location: Italy’s Historical National Library of Agriculture

17th Century Italian Books


Description:
"Stirpium Historiae” & “Rariorm Plantarum Historia Anno 1601”

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name:
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Sources:
http://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/02/26/italian-relics-dating-back-to-300-460-bc-found-in-san-francisco; https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/19-cultural-treasures-returned-government-italy