Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa / ed...
Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa / ed...
Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa / edited by Kathleen Bickford Berzock.
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[Evanston, Illinois] : Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University : in association with Princeton University Press, [2019]
Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0532
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Language
English
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Physical content
311 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Section I: Groundwork. Caravans of gold, fragments in time : an introduction / Kathleen Bickford Berzock -- Uncertain fragments : a divination / Chris Abani -- Views from afar : reading medieval trans-Saharan trade through Arabic accounts / Robert Launay -- The sources of gold : narratives, technolo...
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Publisher
[Evanston, Illinois] : Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University : in association with Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and art historical research to construct a compelling look at medieval trans-Saharan exchange and its legacy. Contributors from diverse disciplines present case studies that form a rich portrayal of a distant time. Topics include descriptions of key medieval cities...
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Full title
Caravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa / edited by Kathleen Bickford Berzock.
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Art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa
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General note
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, January 26, 2019-July 21, 2019; The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada, September 21, 2019-February 23, 2020; and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, April 8-November 29, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-309)....
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GQ 2019/0532
Record Identifier
74VKVeQOWybM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeQOWybM
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ISBN
069118268X
9780691182681 (hardback)
DDC
709.01074
MMS ID
991024256701402626
