La batea / Elizabeth Ferry, Stephen Ferry ; translation, Constanza Vierira, Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo.

Author/creator Ferry, Elizabeth Emma author.
Format Book
EditionFirst English edition.
PublicationBrooklyn, NY : Red Hook Editions, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Description197 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Miners--Colombia. --Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Documentary photography--Colombia.
Gold mines and mining--Colombia. --Pictorial works.
Gold mines and mining--Social aspects. --Colombia.
Colombia--Pictorial works.

Other author/creatorFerry, Stephen, photographer, author.
Other author/creatorVieira, Constanza, translator.
Other author/creatorMcNichols-Torroledo, Alexandra, translator.
Included WorkFerry, Stephen. Photographs. Selections.
Contents Introduction -- Points of interest (map) -- Patrimony -- Slow gold -- The backhoes -- Operation Troy -- The vein -- La chatarrera -- Mercury -- A statue in Segovia -- The strike -- The Giantess -- Household god -- Marmato -- Transmission -- Yolombó -- A workshop in Mompox.
General noteThe cover is adorned with 22-karat gold leaf purchased from the almacén Madecón, which supplies restorers of religious art in Bogota. We confirm its purity in a assay laboratory using nitric acid.ʺ--Inner Verso Cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 190-194).
LanguageIn English.
Genre/formPictorial works.
ISBN9781941703045
ISBN1941703046

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TN414 .C6 F4713 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold