Silver: Nature and Culture / Lindsay Shen

By:

Shen, Lindsay

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2017.Edition: 1st edDescription: 208 p.: ill., Color images; 14.61 x 2.03 x 20.96 cmISBN:

9781780237565

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 669.23 SHE

Contents:

1. The Nature of Silver; 2. Silver Landscapes; 3. Silver Transformed; 4. Empire Building: Two Coins that Changed the World; 5. Rivers of Silver from the New World to the Middle Kingdom; 6. The New Flow of Demand; 7. Status Symbols; 8. Pure

Summary: This book features many glistening illustrations of silver in nature and art, jewellery, film, advertising and popular culture, this is a superb overview of a metal both precious and useful, with a rich and eventful history.

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1. The Nature of Silver;
2. Silver Landscapes;
3. Silver Transformed;
4. Empire Building: Two Coins that Changed the World;
5. Rivers of Silver from the New World to the Middle Kingdom;
6. The New Flow of Demand;
7. Status Symbols;
8. Pure

This book features many glistening illustrations of silver in nature and art, jewellery, film, advertising and popular culture, this is a superb overview of a metal both precious and useful, with a rich and eventful history.

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