New World objects of knowledge : a cabinet of curiosities / / edited by Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910494571903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, 2021; London : , : University of London Press ; , : Institute of Latin American Studies, , 2021
• ISBN: 1-908857-83-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 709.73
• Soggetti: History of the Americas; Latin America Civilization; America Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel -- Part 1. Artificialia -- Codex Mendoza / Daniela Bleichmar -- Macuilxóchitl / Juan Pimentel -- Potosí / Kris Lane -- Piece of eight / Alejandra Irigoin and Bridget Millmore -- Pieza de Indias / Pablo F. Gómez -- Rubber / Heloisa Maria Bertol Domingues and Emilie Carreón -- Silver basin / Mariana Françozo -- Feathered shield / Linda Báez Rubí -- Black / Adrian Masters -- Spanish deck / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra -- Mary's armadillo / Peter Mason -- Mexican portrait / Andrés Gutiérrez Usillos -- Clay vessels / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra -- Singing violin / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra -- Mestizo memory palaces / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra -- Creole cabinet / Juan Pimentel and Mark Thurner -- Modern quipu / Sabine Hyland and William P. Hyland -- Inca mummy / Christopher Heaney -- Xilonen / Miruna Achim -- Machu Picchu / Amy Cox Hall -- Part 2. Naturalia -- Amazon / Roberto Chauca -- Bird of paradise / José Ramón Marcaida -- Emeralds / Kris Lane -- Pearls / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra -- Cochineal / Miruna Achim -- Opossum / José Ramón Marcaida -- Guinea pig / Helen Cowie -- Bezoar / José Pardo-Tomás -- Cacao / Peter Mason -- Strawberry / Elisa Sevilla and Ana Sevilla -- Volcano / Sophie Brockmann -- Andes / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Mark Thurner -- Anteater / Helen Cowie -- ; Megatherium / Juan Pimentel -- Tapir / Irina Podgorny -- Cinchona / Matthew James Crawford -- Potato / Rebecca Earle -- Guano / Gregory T. Cushman -- Darwin's tortoise / Elizabeth Hennessy -- Darwin's hummingbird / Iris Montero Sobrevilla.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the late fifteenth century to the present day, countless explorers, conquerors, and other agents of empire have laid siege to the New World, plundering and pilfering its most precious artefacts and treasures. Today, these natural and cultural products—which are key to conceptualizing a history of Latin America—are scattered in museums around the world. With contributions from a renowned set of scholars, New World Objects of Knowledge delves into the hidden histories of forty of the New World’s most iconic artifacts, from the Inca mummy to Darwin’s hummingbirds. This volume is richly illustrated with photos and sketches from the archives and museums hosting these objects. Each artifact is accompanied by a comprehensive essay covering its dynamic, often global, history and itinerary. This volume will be an indispensable catalog of New World objects and how they have helped shape our modern world