Beauty and the Bank Note
Images of Women on Paper Money
V.H. Hewitt(Author)
British Museum Press
Published on 16. May 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-7141-0877-3 (ISBN)
Description
From cool allegory to haughty beauty, images of women have appeared on paper money across the world for almost 200 years. These images are carefully chosen to convey messages appropriate to a particular time and place. Proud Britannias and crowned monarchs, glamour girls and cotton-pickers have all been summoned to proclaim the wealth of a bank, the power of a state or the glory of a nation. The ways in which female figures on mass-produced objects both reflect and reinforce our conflicting perceptions of women and their place in society, is explored in this title. Virginia Hewitt is also co-author of "As Good as Gold: 300 Years of British Bank Note Design".
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
48 colour illustrations, 75 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7141-0877-3 (9780714108773)
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