King of the confessors
Biography, Journals and memoirs
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells the cloak-and-dagger story of his quest for an enigmatic medieval ivory cross, reputed to be a fake, that turns up in the hands of a shady dealer. Hoving describes the… bitter contest among nations and museums for the incomparable cross, his chase through the clandestine world of international dealers, and his own desperate research to establish the authenticity of the artifact. 1981.
Title Details
ISBN
9780671433888
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Copyright Date
1981
Book number
2397058
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Edward Blake
Duration
12 hours 6 minutes 26 seconds
Audio producer
Library of Congress, NLS/BPH (New York: American Foundation for the Blind), 1983.