The Thieves Stole the Most Expensive and Heavy Book in the World, Weighing over 200 Kg, From a Museum in France - HotNews.ro
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Clermont-Ferrand., The bronze cover of a book by the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí was stolen during Sunday night from a private museum in Issoire, in central France, reported the prosecution of Clermont-Ferrand.
Directed by 14 renowned artists such as Dali or Cocteau, this unique 210 kilos piece was stolen from a small private museum in Puy-de-Dôme, Issoire, on the night from Sunday to Monday.
The intruders stole one of the most expensive and difficult books in the world from the Modern Arts Centre in Issuar, the unique St. John's Apocalypse, weighing 210 kilograms, as reported by Telegram Channel MASH.
Joseph Foré's bronze cover of the Book of Apocalypse, created by Salvador Dali, was stolen from the museum of France, and the police are still unable to explain how the robbers were able to undetecte such a heavy object. The cover weighs about 150 kilograms and the entire book weighs 210 kilograms.
The book "Apocalypse by Joseph Forest was stolen on the night of 4 to 5 October from the Centre d'Arte Contemporanea in Issoire, the Auvergne region, announced the French prosecutors, reports BFMTV, quoted by News.ro. Presented as "a work of art of great value" and "an exceptional piece", the cover of this unique copy was made by the painter ...
"The most expensive book in the world, with a bronze cover carved by Salvador Dalí, was stolen from a gallery in France. Opera, "The Apocalypse of Saint John", is worth a few million euros.
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