Silver: Nature and Culture / Lindsay Shen
Material type: 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
- 23 669.23 SHE
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General Books | CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management | Non-fiction | 669.23 SHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 47913 |
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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