The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls : : The Adventures of Eugène Boban.

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Berghahn Books, Incorporated,, 2018.
{copy}2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (330 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.