The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugène Boban / / Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping
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| Autore: |
Walsh Jane MacLaren
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| Titolo: |
The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugène Boban / / Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (330 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 930.1092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Archaeologists |
| Crystal skulls - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Latin America Antiquities Collectors and collecting History |
| Soggetto non controllato: | ancient history |
| antiquarian | |
| archaeological artifacts | |
| archaeological | |
| archaeology | |
| art | |
| bibliography | |
| biographical | |
| columbia | |
| columbian cultures | |
| con man | |
| counterfeit | |
| cultural anthropology | |
| cultural studies | |
| european museum | |
| famous art | |
| famous crooks | |
| historical travel and exploration | |
| human history | |
| humble beginnings | |
| humble circumstances | |
| lifetime | |
| memoir autobiography | |
| museum studies | |
| paris france | |
| pre-columbian art | |
| retrospective | |
| self-educated | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | ToppingBrett |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Authors' Note -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Caveat Emptor -- Chapter 2. Between Old World and New -- Chapter 3. Mexico -- Chapter 4. Mexico at Mid-Century -- Chapter 5. The Emperor's Antiquarian -- Chapter 6. Confronting a Different Paris -- Chapter 7. Marketing a Collection -- Chapter 8. A Premier Collection -- Chapter 9. Narratives of Provenance -- Chapter 10. The Rue du Sommerard Decade -- Chapter 11. Of Fakes and Fakers -- Chapter 12. From Student to Teacher, Dealer to Curator -- Chapter 13. Good Deals and Bad -- Chapter 14. Back in Business -- Chapter 15. Fingerprints on Crystal Skulls -- Chapter 16. Courting the Smithsonian -- Chapter 17. Of Fakes, Forgers, and Frauds -- Chapter 18. "El Tocayo's" Triumph -- Chapter 19. Later Life -- Chapter 20. Afterlife -- Epilogue -- References -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century."--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls |
| ISBN: | 1-78920-096-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813353003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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