The aim of disputes over property looted during the National Socialist era is to find a 'just and fair solution'. But what are 'just and fair solutions'? And how do you investigate cases of Nazi-looted property? This new kind of publication presents approaches to such cases and the development of solutions. 'Alternate history' elements such as Leonardo da Vinci's " Formula of Invisibility" , Antonio Vivaldi's composition " The Five Seasons" , or a map from 5 , which mentions a new continent called " America" for the first time are starting points for examining and resolving the cases. The Venetian cases thus provide bridges between art, history, law and ethics. They are accompanied by aspects and models of solutions, as well as a sample restitution agreement.

The first volume in the Provenire publication series of the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste (German Lost Art Foundation) presents the findings and experiences of provenance research on National Socialist looted assets in Germany. Supported by ten years of research funding, it is a compilation of materials collected by German institutions that preserve cultural heritage. The publication is arranged encyclopedically by location and by the individuals involved or affected by National Socialist plundering of cultural property. It shows provenance research’s investigative methods to be a dynamic field of research, focusing on the institutional histories of the organizations as well as on the activities and networks of the players. Various research approaches in museums, libraries and archives are represented, as well as the diversity of the "just and fair solutions" that have subsequently come about, as called for by the "Washington Principles."

The aim of disputes over property looted during the National Socialist era is to find a 'just and fair solution'. But what are 'just and fair solutions'? And how do you investigate cases of Nazi-looted property? This new kind of publication presents approaches to such cases and the development of solutions. 'Alternate history' elements such as Leonardo da Vinci's " Formula of Invisibility" , Antonio Vivaldi's composition " The Five Seasons" , or a map from 5 , which mentions a new continent called " America" for the first time are starting points for examining and resolving the cases. The Venetian cases thus provide bridges between art, history, law and ethics. They are accompanied by aspects and models of solutions, as well as a sample restitution agreement.

The first volume in the Provenire publication series of the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste (German Lost Art Foundation) presents the findings and experiences of provenance research on National Socialist looted assets in Germany. Supported by ten years of research funding, it is a compilation of materials collected by German institutions that preserve cultural heritage. The publication is arranged encyclopedically by location and by the individuals involved or affected by National Socialist plundering of cultural property. It shows provenance research’s investigative methods to be a dynamic field of research, focusing on the institutional histories of the organizations as well as on the activities and networks of the players. Various research approaches in museums, libraries and archives are represented, as well as the diversity of the "just and fair solutions" that have subsequently come about, as called for by the "Washington Principles."