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The Lure of Gold : An Artistic and Cultural History
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The Lure of Gold : An Artistic and Cultural History Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

by Bachmann, Hans-Gert

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  • Title The Lure of Gold : An Artistic and Cultural History
  • Author Bachmann, Hans-Gert
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Abbeville Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date October 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 48396488-6
  • ISBN 9780789209009 / 0789209004
  • Weight 5.07 lbs (2.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.12 x 10.52 x 1.33 in (30.78 x 26.72 x 3.38 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Gold - Social aspects, Gold in art - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006013685
  • Dewey Decimal Code 704.949

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/2006, Page 19
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2007, Page 249

About the author

Dr. Hans-Gert Bachmann, who studied geosciences at the University of Bonn, has taken part in many archaeological excavations and surveys in Europe and the Near East. From 1963 to 1993 he held a senior position at Degussa, a global gold and silver refining company based in Germany. Currently he is an honorary professor at the University of Frankfurt am Main and at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London.

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