Coins & Wonders.
Silvana Editorial| N° d'inventaire | 26798 |
| Format | 16.5 x 24.5 |
| Détails | 280 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Milan, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836651306 |
Feather rolls, pearls and shells, jewelry cast in gold or bronze... An infinite variety of forms of currency have been invented by men to materialize commercial transactions, express rank and wealth, and forge links with the forces of the visible and invisible worlds. Published on the occasion of the Monnaies & Merveilles exhibition at the Monnaie de Paris, this book offers a discovery of these objects of exchange through the intersecting perspectives of anthropologists, economists, and art historians. It is also a tribute to the anonymous artists who created them.
Feather rolls, pearls and shells, jewelry cast in gold or bronze... An infinite variety of forms of currency have been invented by men to materialize commercial transactions, express rank and wealth, and forge links with the forces of the visible and invisible worlds. Published on the occasion of the Monnaies & Merveilles exhibition at the Monnaie de Paris, this book offers a discovery of these objects of exchange through the intersecting perspectives of anthropologists, economists, and art historians. It is also a tribute to the anonymous artists who created them.