London , UK (8th July, 2011): Robert Read, fine art expert at specialist art insurer Hiscox, comments on the disappearance of the Codex Calixtinus manuscript from a Spanish cathedral:
"It is tragic that this iconic manuscript has been stolen, but what is in it for the thief? Not a lot as history has proved. The manuscript is unsellable on the open market and amongst the criminal underworld will have a value that will be measured in 10,000's of Euros rather than the millions that it is really worth. There is an excellent chance that the work will eventually be recovered and we all hope that will happen sooner rather than later. The thief may well be basking in the light of all the publicity but he certainly won't be retiring on the proceeds."
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