This encyclopedia provides detailed information about the historical, cultural, social, religious, economic, and scientific significance of gold, across the globe and throughout history.
Contains more than 130 A Z entries on the significance of gold worldwide, from antiquity to the present, from an interdisciplinary perspective, as well as sidebar entries
Provides unique details and remarkable scope of facts in each entry along with direct references to and examples of primary source materials
Photographs and illustrations of the use and significance of gold as varied as Ca' d'Oro in Venice, royal crowns, filigree, Italian florin coin, Hatshepsut, Rumpelstiltskin, Wat Traimit, and modern "bling"
Extensive bibliography including monographs, scholarly articles, newspaper and magazine articles, primary source documents, and online resources
Detailed subject index as well as list of entries and guide to related topics