Gold and the Incas : lost worlds of Peru / [contributors], Christine Dixon, Micheline Ford, Carole Fraresso, Andrew Fyfe, Ulla Holmquist, Simeran Maxwell, María Ysabel Medina Castro ; National Gallery of Australia.

Format Book
Publication[Canberra] : National Gallery of Australia ; Seattle, WA : Distributed in the United States of America by University of Washington Press, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Description316 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm
Subjects
National Gallery of Australia--Exhibitions.
Inca goldwork--Exhibitions.
Inca art--Exhibitions.
Incas--Antiquities. --Exhibitions.
Indian goldwork--Peru. --Exhibitions.
Indian art--Peru. --Exhibitions.
Indians of South America--Peru. --Antiquities. --Exhibitions.
Indians of South America--Material culture. --Peru. --Exhibitions.
Peru--Antiquities. --Exhibitions.
Peru--History. --To 1548.

Other author/creatorDixon, Christine, contributor.
Other author/creatorFord, Micheline.
Other author/creatorFraresso, Carole.
Other author/creatorFyfe, Andrew.
Other author/creatorHolmquist, Ulla.
Other author/creatorMaxwell, Simeran.
Other author/creatorMedina Castro, María Ysabel.
Other author/creatorNational Gallery of Australia.
Contents Preface / Diana Alvarez-Calderón Gallo, Minister of Culture of Peru -- Preface / Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Minister for the Arts -- Sponsor's foreword / Andrew Barr MLA, ACT Minister for Tourism and Events -- Director's foreword / Ron Radford AM, Director, National Gallery of Australia -- Director's acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Worlds lost, worlds found : the rediscovery of Peru's past / Christine Dixon -- Golden gods in ancient Peru / Carole Fraresso ; translated by Louise Maurer -- The ceramics of ancient Peru / Ulla Holmquist ; translated by Katherine Phelan -- Weaving the past of ancient Peru / María Ysabel Medina ; translated by Katherine Phelan -- Close encounters : an in-depth analysis of ancient Peruvian textiles / Micheline Ford -- Catalogue of works: Chavín, northern highlands 1500-200 BC : Pacopampa, northern highlands 1200-1 BC : Cupisnique, north coast 1000-200 BC : Virú-Gallinazo, north coast 1250 BC-1 AD : Paracas, south coast 700 BC-200 AD / Christine Dixon, Andrew Fyfe, Simeran Maxwell -- Frías style, Alto Piura, Frías Valley 200-600 AD : Vicús, north coast 100 BC-400 AD : Recuay, northern highlands 100-650 AD / Simeran Maxwell -- Nazca, south coast 100-700 AD : Huari, centre, south and north 600-1000 AD / Christine Dixon -- Moche, north coast 100-800 AD / Simeran Maxwell -- Sicán-Lambayeque, north coast 750-1375 AD / Christine Dixon, Simeran Maxwell, Andrew Fyfe -- Chuquibamba, southern highlands 1000-1475 AD : Chiribaya, south coast 1100-1450 AD : Chimú, north coast 1100-1470 : Ica-Chincha, south coast 1100-1476 AD : Chancay, central coast 1200-1450 AD / Christine Dixon, Simeran Maxwell -- Inca, centre, south and north 1400-1533 AD / Christine Dixon, Simeran Maxwell -- Note to readers -- Acknowledgements / Christine Dixon -- Contributors.
General noteCatalogue of an exhibition from December 6, 2013 to April 21, 2014, held at and organized by the National Gallery of Australia to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Australia's diplomatic relations with Peru; confer page 15 and its website.
General noteContributors: Christine Dixon, Micheline Ford, Carole Fraresso, Andrew Fyfe, Ulla Holmquist, Simeran Maxwell, María Ysabel Medina Castro.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780642334428 (paperback)
ISBN0642334420 (paperback)
Stock numberGPO Box 1150 Canberra ACT 2601

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