Arthur Tompkins: Art Crime - The Timbuktu Papers




RNZ: Saturday Morning show

Summary: Arthur Tompkins is a District Court judge, and editor of Art Crime and its Prevention: A Handbook for Collectors and Art Professionals (Lund Humphries). He has a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces, and writes a bi-monthly series of articles in the online magazine Versopolis about stolen masterpieces now back on public display. He will discuss the story of the Timbuktu manuscripts.