The bilingual (French and English) catalog published to coincide with the L'Argent dans l'Art exhibition at Monnaie de Paris from March 30th to September 24th, 2022.
Rolls of feathers, pearls and shells, jewels cast in gold or bronze... The infinite variety of forms of money invented by mankind to materialize commercial transactions, express rank and wealth, and weave links with the forces of the visible and invisible worlds.
Published to coincide with the Monnaies & Merveilles exhibition at Monnaie de Paris, this book explores these objects of exchange through the eyes of anthropologists, economists and art historians. It is also a tribute to the anonymous artists who created them.
- 208 pages
- Over 180 illustrations