Theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg
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Theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg
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The theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg was perpetrated by United States Army Lieutenant Joe T. Meador in the days prior to the end of World War II in Europe. Precious church objects stored near Quedlinburg, Germany, were found by the U.S. Army. They were placed under guard, but eight extremely valuable objects went missing, including a 9th-century illuminated manuscript gospel book, the Samuhel Evangeliar, and a printed evangeliary dating to 1513, both with jewelled book-covers, as well as r
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_of_medieval_art_from_Quedlinburg
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2024-01-30T08:44:48Z
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