EL ARTE DE LA PLATERIA EN LA CAPITANIA GENERAL DE GUATEMALA. (Two volumes). (THE ART OF SILVERWORK IN THE CAPITANIA GENERAL OF GUATEMALA).
Guatemala: Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala, 1980.
Softcover. Good. Item #55801
Two Volumes. Quarto. 10.75 x 8.5". Volume I : Glosario. 296pp.; Volume II : Plateros Y Batihojas. 303pp. Comprehensive survey of the silversmiths and the collection, profusely illustrated in b&w with a couple color plates. Includes full descriptions with signatures and marks. General index and bibliography. Text is in Spanish. Limited to 1200 copies; more volumes (five) may have been planned, but it is not clear if they were ever published. Heavy cardstock covers are rubbed and worn with creases, soiling to top edge.
Price: $95.00
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