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Library collection
Lost Art-ID
631725
Name
Library collection
Description
Approximately 1,400 volumes. Scientific library (with journals) Volumes acquired before 1918 bear an oval stamp on the front or back cover with the Royal Saxon coat of arms and the inscription: K. S: Münzcabinett. Acquisitions after 1918 bear a round stamp with the Saxon coat of arms (without crown) in the center and the inscription SÄCHSISCHES MÜNZKABINETT DRESDEN (Saxon Coin Cabinet Dresden). Many volumes have an ex-libris label affixed to the inside of the front cover with the following inscription: Bibliotheca Numophylacii Regis Saxonias.
History
History of loss: Relocated to Weesenstein Castle. The holdings removed to Weesenstein Castle were taken over by the Soviet Army and brought to the Soviet Union in 1946.
Contact
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Münzkabinett
Taschenberg 2
01067 Dresden
Germany
Phone
(0351) 4914 3230
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