Gold : nature and culture
Zorach, Rebecca, 1969-2016
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Gleaming and perfect, gold has beguiled humankind for many millennia, attracting treasure hunters, adorning both the living and the dead, and symbolising wealth, power, divinity, and eternity. This monograph offers a lively, critical look at the cultural history of this most regal metal, examining its importance across the many cultures, time periods and places where it has been central, from religious ceremonies to colonial expeditions to modern science.
Main title:
Gold : nature and culture / Rebecca Zorach, Michael W. Phillips.
Author:
Zorach, Rebecca, 1969-, authorPhillips, M. W. (Michael Wilborn), 1942-, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2016.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Earth ; 33.
ISBN:
9781780235776 (pbk)
Dewey class:
669.22
LC class:
TP245.G6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1442390
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