Editorial: Brepols Publishers
Colección: The Studies in Medallic Art ; 5
Número de páginas: 246 págs. 24.6 x 28.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-10-2023
EAN: 9780897223898
ISBN: 978-0-89722-389-8
Precio (sin IVA): 143,00 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 148,72 €
This book is a companion to C. Wyllys Betts’s masterpiece, American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals, and should be used in conjunction with Betts’s book and not as a substitute. Betts’ Contemporary Medals is the definitive work in the area of American colonial medals and has been for over 100 years. It is far from perfect and includes medals that, upon reflection, have little or nothing to do with America, while at the same time ignoring others closely associated with the American colonial experience. Betts also included some medals that do not exist. The present book does not take on the daunting—if not quixotic—task of including all the medals associated with the Americas that Betts failed to describe. Rather, it follows the course set out by him—right, wrong, or indifferent. If Betts included a medal in his book, it is discussed and illustrated here.