Author: MCCAMLEY, NICK
Title: Saving Britain's Art Treasures
Description: Barnsley, S. Yorkshire, UK: Pen and Sword/Leo Cooper, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN: 0850529182. Hardcover is burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with dozens of b/w photographs. Sections are: Inter-war Plans; Country Houses; British Museum; Victoria & Albert Museum; Westwood Quarry; National Gallery and Manod Quarry; Tate, Wallace and Imperial Museum; Public Record Office [PRO], Provincial Galleries and Eclesiastical Treasures; Conclusion; index. "With the Second World War looming and the awful certainty that Hitler would use the Luftwaffe to attack London and other cities, a far-sighted and dedicated group of individuals realised that drastic steps were required if the Nation's historic and irrepplaceable collection of paintings and other artefacts was to be preserved....As so vividly described in this book, the immensity of this undertaking was huge....As the range of German bombers increased....and more remote, less glamorous havens, such as slate quarries in North Wales, found and prepared...." Fascinating and exciting true story of a country's single mindedness to preserve its great artistic, cultural and historic treasures for the present and future. Having had many opportunities to see and glory in the vast numbers of items saved, one can only be eternally grateful for the forethought and devotion of those entrusted with this task. ; B&W Photographs; 0.64 x 9.36 x 6.42 Inches; xii, 156 pages; Cover has very slight bumping. DJ has faint rubbing; in a mylar cover.. New in New dust jacket .

Keywords: 0850529182 World War 2; British Historical Manuscripts; British History; English History; 20th Century History; European History; Wars; Art; Architecture; Cultural History Education Architecture European History History Archaeology Art Geography Furniture