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Gold and the Incas : lost worlds of Peru / [contributors] Christine Dixon, Micheline Ford, Carole Fraresso, Andrew Fyfe, Ulla Holmquist, Simeran Maxwell, María Ysabel Medina Castro.
- Title
- Gold and the Incas : lost worlds of Peru / [contributors] Christine Dixon, Micheline Ford, Carole Fraresso, Andrew Fyfe, Ulla Holmquist, Simeran Maxwell, María Ysabel Medina Castro.
- Publication
- [Canberra] : National Gallery of Australia ; [2013]
- Seattle, WA : Distributed in the United States of America by University of Washington Press.
- ©2013
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- Description
- 316 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps; 29 cm
- Summary
- "Gold and the Incas: Lost worlds of Peru reveals the splendor of ancient pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru. Art made of gold, silver, turquoise, shell, stone, textile, and ceramic is shown. More than 200 objects are covered, from gold armour and intricate jewellery to elaborate embroidered and woven cloths. They show the aesthetic depth, drama, and beauty of the famous Incan empire and its predecessors. As well as deities, lively depictions of animals, birds, and fish decorate the works. Treasures from the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera, Fundacion Museo Amano, Museo Oro del Perú and the National Gallery of Australia are discussed and illustrated in color."--
- Alternative Title
- Lost worlds of Peru
- Subject
- National Gallery of Australia > Exhibitions
- To 1548
- Inca goldwork > Exhibitions
- Inca textile fabrics > Peru > Exhibitions
- Inca art > Exhibitions
- Incas > Antiquities > Exhibitions
- Indian goldwork > Peru > Exhibitions
- Indian textile fabrics > Peru > Exhibitions
- Indian art > Peru > Exhibitions
- Indians of South America > Peru > Antiquities > Exhibitions
- Indians of South America > Material culture > Peru > Exhibitions
- Peru > Antiquities > Exhibitions
- Peru > History > To 1548
- Genre/Form
- History
- Exhibition catalogs
- Note
- Catalog of an exhibition from December 6, 2013 to April 21, 2014, held at and organized by the National Gallery of Australia to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Australia's diplomatic relations with Peru.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Preface / Diana Alvarez-Calderón Gallo -- Preface / Senator the Hon George Brandis QC -- Sponsor's foreword / Andrew Barr MLA -- Director's foreword / Ron Radford AM -- Director's acknowledgements / Ron Radford AM -- Chronology -- Worlds lost, worlds found : the rediscovery of Peru's past / Christine Dixon -- Golden gods in ancient Peru / Carole Fraresso -- The ceramics of ancient Peru / Ulla Holmquist -- Weaving the past of ancient Peru / María Ysabel Medina -- Close encounters : an in-depth analysis of ancient Peruvian textiles / Micheline Ford -- Catalogue of works / Christine Dixon and Simeran Maxwell
- ISBN
- 9780642334428 (paperback)
- 0642334420 (paperback)
- OCLC
- 860770447
- SCSB-11623648
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library