A Journey to Brazil and Back. Provenance Research and a Restitution from Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.31263/voebm.v76i1.7734

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Vienna University Library, Brazil, Itaú Cultural, Restitution, Book Looting, Bibliophily, Provenance Research, Antiquarian Book Trade

Abstract

In spring 2022, the Itaú Cultural in São Paulo, Brazil, returned the three-volume work A Journey to Brazil from its collection to Vienna University Library. The contribution draws attention to the library’s internal sources, the theft of art and cultural property, and Brazilian provenance research. It concludes that provenance research cannot be reduced to the era of National Socialism and its consequences but must be thought of as a global endeavour without time restrictions. The return of the work after more than two years made it possible to start researching the background of this exciting and multi-faceted provenance and criminal case.

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Published

2023-04-06

How to Cite

Stumpf, M. (2023) “A Journey to Brazil and Back. Provenance Research and a Restitution from Brazil”, Communications of the Association of Austrian Librarians, 76(1), pp. 181–206. doi: 10.31263/voebm.v76i1.7734.

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