The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls : The Adventures of Eugène Boban /
Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "pal...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York; Oxford :
Berghahn Books,
[2018]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Authors' Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: On the Trail of Crystal Skulls
- 1 Caveat Emptor
- 2 Between Old World and New
- 3 Mexico: Ancient to Modern
- 4 Mexico at Mid-Century
- 5 The Emperor's Antiquarian: A Collection Takes Shape
- 6 Confronting a Different Paris
- 7 Marketing a Collection
- 8 A Premier Collection
- 9 Narratives of Provenance
- 10 The Rue du Sommerard Decade
- 11 Of Fakes and Fakers
- 12 From Student to Teacher, Dealer to Curator
- 13 Good Deals and Bad
- 14 Back in Business
- 15 Fingerprints on Crystal Skulls
- 16 Courting the Smithsonian
- 17 Of Fakes, Forgers, and Frauds
- 18 "El Tocayo's" Triumph
- 19 Later Life
- 20 Afterlife
- Epilogue
- References
- Index