Item #427124 The gold of El Dorado : [catalogue of an exhibition held at] The Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London, 21 November, 1978-18 March, 1979. Warwick Bray.

The gold of El Dorado : [catalogue of an exhibition held at] The Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London, 21 November, 1978-18 March, 1979

1978, 1st edition. London : Times Newspapers Ltd. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #427124
ISBN: 0723002266

Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Notes; Text of catalog by Warwick Bray. "Presented by Benson & Hedges in association with Times Newspapers Limited and The Royal Academy of Arts." Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240). Contents; Spain and the first contact -- Expeditions to the musicas -- Lake Guatavita and the legend of El Dorado -- Attempts to drain Lake Guatavita -- Miners and goldsmiths -- Technology -- Styles and dates -- Sinú region -- Tairona region -- Musica region -- Quimbaya region -- Tolima region -- Popayán, San Agustín and Tierradentro regions -- Nariño region -- Tumaco and lowland Nariño region -- Calima region. Subjects; Museo del Oro (Banco de la República) ; Exhibitions. Museo del Oro (Banco de la República). Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) ; Exhibitions. Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain). Indian goldwork Colombia ; Exhibitions.
Goldwork Colombia ; Exhibitions. Indians of South America Colombia Antiquities ; Exhibitions. Indians, South American history. El Dorado. Goldwork Colombia.

Price: €12.95

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