Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 0313384304
- ISBN-13
- 9780313384301
- Series
- Gold
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 315
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Shannon L. Venable
Description
This encyclopedia provides detailed information about the historical, cultural, social, religious, economic, and scientific significance of gold, across the globe and throughout history. * Contains more than 130 A–Z entries on the significance of gold worldwide, from antiquity to the present, from an interdisciplinary perspective, as well as sidebar entries * Provides unique details and remarkable scope of facts in each entry along with direct references to and examples of primary source materials * Photographs and illustrations of the use and significance of gold as varied as Ca' d'Oro in Venice, royal crowns, filigree, Italian florin coin, Hatshepsut, Rumpelstiltskin, Wat Traimit, and modern "bling" * Extensive bibliography including monographs, scholarly articles, newspaper and magazine articles, primary source documents, and online resources * Detailed subject index as well as list of entries and guide to related topics
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