SECRETS OF EL DORADO Pre - Columbian Gold Goldwork Goldsmiths Quimbaya Treasure
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SECRETS OF EL DORADOGERMAN ARCINIEGAS
CLEMENCIA PLAZAS
JAIME ECHEVERRIEL SELLO EDITORIAL: BOGATA
1990This book is truly a discovery. In its pages are reproduced, for the first time and as a group, pieces of gold work from important pre-Columbian cultures that are preserved today in the collections of various European museums. The learned text of German Arciniegas and the high-quality photography of Juan Mayr offer us an opportunity to discover, in all its significance, an importan...t part of our cultural heritage, one which until today was beyond the reach of the immense majority of Colombians.The esthetic wealth of these pieces makes them unique. The technical skill and perfection of Indian goldsmiths are reflected in the simplicity of these forms and in the high quality of their finishing processes. Each illustration is a document from our past, even more valuable —as noted before— because these artefacts are not easily accessible to our country's researchers or interested observers. The information provided here certainly will widen the knowledge of pre-Columbian goldwork already available, especially because it is based on analyses of the excellent collection at the Bank of the Republic's Gold Museum.CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
THE QUIMBAYA TREASURE
History of the Treasure
MYTHS AND REALITIES OF AMERICAN GOLD
'Sweat of the Sun'
The Vortex of El Dorado
Goldworking Cultures
Forms and Motifs
Expatriated Goldwork
Metallurgical Techniques
TECHNICAL INDEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS35 x 24 cm. 240 pp.Very good + condition, text pages age tanned towards the edges, otherwise clean and tidy.
CLEMENCIA PLAZAS
JAIME ECHEVERRIEL SELLO EDITORIAL: BOGATA
1990This book is truly a discovery. In its pages are reproduced, for the first time and as a group, pieces of gold work from important pre-Columbian cultures that are preserved today in the collections of various European museums. The learned text of German Arciniegas and the high-quality photography of Juan Mayr offer us an opportunity to discover, in all its significance, an importan...t part of our cultural heritage, one which until today was beyond the reach of the immense majority of Colombians.The esthetic wealth of these pieces makes them unique. The technical skill and perfection of Indian goldsmiths are reflected in the simplicity of these forms and in the high quality of their finishing processes. Each illustration is a document from our past, even more valuable —as noted before— because these artefacts are not easily accessible to our country's researchers or interested observers. The information provided here certainly will widen the knowledge of pre-Columbian goldwork already available, especially because it is based on analyses of the excellent collection at the Bank of the Republic's Gold Museum.CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
THE QUIMBAYA TREASURE
History of the Treasure
MYTHS AND REALITIES OF AMERICAN GOLD
'Sweat of the Sun'
The Vortex of El Dorado
Goldworking Cultures
Forms and Motifs
Expatriated Goldwork
Metallurgical Techniques
TECHNICAL INDEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS35 x 24 cm. 240 pp.Very good + condition, text pages age tanned towards the edges, otherwise clean and tidy.
