Nuevo libro: New World Objects of Knowledge
Edited by Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel
30 April 2021
273 × 210 mm
296 pp
Formats:
Hardback: 978-1-908857-82-8
PDF: 978-1-908857-83-5
OPEN ACCESS VERSION AVAILABLE FROM MARCH 31
From the late fifteenth century to the present day, the New World has been plundered and pilfered for its many ‘treasures’ and ‘wonders’ and as a consequence, many of its natural and cultural productions have been scattered around the world, often hidden in libraries, museums and private collections. New World Objects of Knowledge: A Cabinet of Curiosities gathers a fascinating sampling of these scattered objects in forty richly illustrated essays written by world-leading scholars in the field. We discover the secret, often global, itineraries of such things as Aztec codices and Inca mummies, colonial paintings and indigenous maps, giant tortoises and precious hummingbirds.
URL : https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/publications/new-world-objects-knowledge