New World objects of knowledge : a cabinet of curiosities / edited by Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

University of London. Institute of Latin American Studies, publisher.

Thurner, Mark, editor.

Pimentel, Juan, editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Latin American.

Art, American.

Art, Colonial.

Art, Spanish colonial.

Art thefts--Latin America--History.

Art thefts.

Biological specimens--Latin America.

Biological specimens.

Cabinets of curiosities.

cabinets (rooms).

Civilization.

Latin America--Civilization.

Latin America.

America--Civilization.

America.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xviii, 278 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Distribution:

London : University of London Press.

Place of Publication:

London : ILAS, Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2021.

Summary:

"From the late fifteenth century to the present day, countless explorers, conquerors, and other agents of empire have laid siege to the New World, plundering and pilfering its most precious artifacts and treasures. Today, these natural and cultural products--which are key to conceptualizing a history of Latin America--are scattered in museums around the world. With contributions from a renowned set of scholars, New World Objects of Knowledge delves into the hidden histories of forty of the New World's most iconic artifacts, from the Inca mummy to Darwin's hummingbirds. This volume is richly illustrated with photos and sketches from the archives and museums hosting these objects. Each artifact is accompanied by a comprehensive essay covering its dynamic, often global, history and itinerary. This volume will be an indispensable catalog of New World objects and how they have helped shape our modern world."-- University of Chicago Press website

Contents:

Introduction / Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel

Part 1. Artificialia

Codex Mendoza / Daniela Bleichmar

Macuilxóchitl / Juan Pimentel

Potosí / Kris Lane

Piece of eight / Alejandra Irigoin and Bridget Millmore

Pieza de Indias / Pablo F. Gómez

Rubber / Heloisa Maria Bertol Domingues and Emilie Carreón

Silver basin / Mariana Françozo

Feathered shield / Linda Báez Rubí

Black / Adrian Masters

Spanish deck / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

Mary's armadillo / Peter Mason

Mexican portrait / Andrés Gutiérrez Usillos

Clay vessels / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

Singing violin / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

Mestizo memory palaces / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

Creole cabinet / Juan Pimentel and Mark Thurner

Modern quipu / Sabine Hyland and William P. Hyland

Inca mummy / Christopher Heaney

Xilonen / Miruna Achim

Machu Picchu / Amy Cox Hall

Part 2. Naturalia

Amazon / Roberto Chauca

Bird of paradise / José Ramón Marcaida

Emeralds / Kris Lane

Pearls / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

Cochineal / Miruna Achim

Opossum / José Ramón Marcaida

Guinea pig / Helen Cowie

Bezoar / José Pardo-Tomás

Cacao / Peter Mason

Strawberry / Elisa Sevilla and Ana Sevilla

Volcano / Sophie Brockmann

Andes / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Mark Thurner

Anteater / Helen Cowie

Megatherium / Juan Pimentel

Tapir / Irina Podgorny

Cinchona / Matthew James Crawford

Potato / Rebecca Earle

Guano / Gregory T. Cushman

Darwin's tortoise / Elizabeth Hennessy

Darwin's hummingbird / Iris Montero Sobrevilla.

Notes:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 cc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781908857828

190885782X

OCLC:

1242739583

Publisher Number:

90102330992

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access