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Author Pollak, Victor A., 1948- author.

Title Saving the light at Chartres : how the great cathedral and its stained-glass treasures were rescued during World War II / Victor A. Pollak.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2020]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1997893~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  748.5094451 POL    AVAILABLE
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Description xxviii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plagtes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-367) and index.
Summary "The cathedral at Chartres survived World War II thanks to the efforts of French citizens and an unrecognized American officer. In a book written in the spirit of The Monuments Men, Victor Pollak describes the efforts to save Chartres Cathedral"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Stained glass windows -- France -- Chartres.
Cathédrale de Chartres.
Art treasures in war -- France -- Chartres -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- France -- Chartres -- History -- 20th century.
Griffith, Welborn Barton, 1901-1944.
ISBN 9780811739016 (cloth)
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