The art of Precolumbian gold the Jan Mitchell Collection edited by Julie Jones ; colour photography, Justin Kerr

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Jan

Contributor:

Jones, Julie

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Series:

New York Graphic Society Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous goldwork--Central America--Exhibitions.

Indigenous goldwork.

Indigenous goldwork--Colombia--Exhibitions.

Indigenous goldwork--Exhibitions.

Indian goldwork.

Central America.

Colombia.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) illustrations (some color), maps, plans

Edition:

1st U.S. edition

Place of Publication:

Boston Little, Brown and Company [1985]

Contents:

Introduction / Julie Jones

The Old World and the gold from the New / Priscilla E. Muller

Symbolism of gold in Costa Rica and its archaeological perspective / Michael J. Snarskis

The goldwork of Panama : an iconographic and chronological perspective / Richard G. Cooke and Warwick Bray

Cultural patterns in the prehispanic goldwork of Colombia / Clemencia Plazas and Ana María Falchetti

Behind the golden mask : The Sicán gold artifacts from Batán Grande, Peru / Paloma Carcedo Muro and Izumi Shimada

Ancient American metallurgy : five hundred years of study / Warwick Bray

The catalogue / Julie Jones and Heidi King

Bibliography

Notes:

"First published in England by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Limited. First United States Edition"--Title page verso

"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition "The Art of Precolumbian Gold, the Jan Mitchell Collection" shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 9 to August 11, 1985"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248)

Other Format:

Print version Mitchell, Jan. Art of Precolumbian gold.

OCLC:

1147712920