Gold: Nature and Culture

by Rebecca Zorach and Michael Phillips

Book Overview

Gleaming and perfect, gold has beguiled humankind for many millennia, attracting treasure hunters, adorning the living and the dead, and symbolizing wealth, power, divinity, and eternity. This book offers a lively, critical look at the cultural history of this most regal metal, examining its importance across many cultures and time periods and the many places where it has been central, from religious ceremonies to colonial expeditions to modern science.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780235771
• ISBN13: 9781780235776
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.2"