Abbeville Press
The lure of gold; an artistic and cultural history.
Filled with color images in the superb quality for which this publisher is known, this suitably sumptuous, oversized (10.5x12 inches) volume presents many examples of the use of gold in art and architecture throughout the world. Bachmann, a specialist in geosciences and archaeology in Germany, has provided a chronological account describing uses of gold from ancient times to the neoclassical era; art historian Jörg Völlnagel contributes the final chapter on gold in modern and contemporary art. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)