Collecting for a new world treasures of the early americas / John W. Hessler; Foreward by Carla D. H...
Collecting for a new world treasures of the early americas / John W. Hessler; Foreward by Carla D. H...
Collecting for a new world treasures of the early americas / John W. Hessler; Foreward by Carla D. Hayden; Object photography by Lee Ewing.
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Publisher
Lewes, [England] : Giles, [in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, DC]., 2019.
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G 2020/2028
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Language
English
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Physical content
176 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
I.Collecting History / History of Collecting -- II.Before Columbus: Art and Writing in the Ancient Americas -- Writing and the Codex in the Pre-Columbian Americas -- Art and Archaeology: A Selection of Objects from the Jay I. Kislak Collection -- III.After Contact: European Reactions to a New World,...
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Publisher
Lewes, [England] : Giles, [in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, DC]., 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"...the sources of all history, whether written or oral, whether painted on pottery or etched onto a map, tell us something both about how great events happen and how those who lived them dealth with their consequences. When we encounter the precious relics of our deep past we sense that we are entering a quiet room and that we can hear in the voic...
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Collecting for a new world treasures of the early americas / John W. Hessler; Foreward by Carla D. Hayden; Object photography by Lee Ewing.
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"First published in 2019 by GILES An imprint of D Giles Limited" -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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©2019.
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G 2020/2028
Record Identifier
74VKaDrXwqdM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDrXwqdM
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ISBN
9781911282396
1911282395
DDC
970.01
MMS ID
991024298618002626
