The Gold of the World, Kapon Editions

The book “The Gold of the World” traces the course followed by man through the world and through the centuries in his quest for gold. It begins with man’s first acquaintance with the precious metal and continues with his search to locate it and the techniques and methods by which
he worked it. It is a chronicle that examines man’s relations with gold through myth, art, religion, the economy and everyday life.A wealth of illustrations covers every period of human history, from prehistory to the major ancient civilizations and from the America of Conquistadores to the Europe of the great artists. 

Author: George Ch. Chourmouziadis (Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology,University of Thessaloniki)

Publisher: Kapon Editions

ISBN: 960-7254-54-6

Description: 384 pages, Cloth hard cover, 24 X 28 cm, 486 illustrations. Text in English.

Condition: NEW COPY.

Availability: AVAILABLE WITHIN 1 - 3 WORKING DAYS. 

Shipping weight: 1.900 gr