New world objects of knowledge : a cabinet of curiosities / edited by Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel -- Part 1. Artificialia -- Codex Mendoza / Daniela Bleichmar -- Macuilx�ochitl / Juan Pimentel -- Potos�i / Kris Lane -- Piece of eight / Alejandra Irigoin and Bridget Millmore -- Pieza de Indias / Pablo F. G�omez -- Rubber / Heloisa Maria Bertol Domingues and Emilie Carre�on -- Silver basin / Mariana Fran�cozo -- Feathered shield / Linda B�aez Rub�i -- Black / Adrian Masters -- Spanish deck / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra -- Mary's armadillo / Peter Mason -- Mexican portrait / Andr�es Guti�errez Usillos -- Clay vessels / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra -- Singing violin / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra -- Mestizo memory palaces / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra -- Creole cabinet / Juan Pimentel and Mark Thurner -- Modern quipu / Sabine Hyland and William P. Hyland -- Inca mummy / Christopher Heaney -- Xilonen / Miruna Achim -- Machu Picchu / Amy Cox Hall -- Part 2. Naturalia -- Amazon / Roberto Chauca -- Bird of paradise / Jos�e Ram�on Marcaida -- Emeralds / Kris Lane -- Pearls / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra -- Cochineal / Miruna Achim -- Opossum / Jos�e Ram�on Marcaida -- Guinea pig / Helen Cowie -- Bezoar / Jos�e Pardo-Tom�as -- Cacao / Peter Mason -- Strawberry / Elisa Sevilla and Ana Sevilla -- Volcano / Sophie Brockmann -- Andes / Jorge Ca�nizares-Esguerra and Mark Thurner -- Anteater / Helen Cowie -- Megatherium / Juan Pimentel -- Tapir / Irina Podgorny -- Cinchona / Matthew James Crawford -- Potato / Rebecca Earle -- Guano / Gregory T. Cushman -- Darwin's tortoise / Elizabeth Hennessy -- Darwin's hummingbird / Iris Montero Sobrevilla.

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"From the late fifteenth century to the present day, the New World has been plundered and pilfered for its many 'treasures' and 'wonders' and as a consequence, many of its natural and cultural productions have been scattered around the world, often hidden in libraries, museums and private collections. New World Objects of Knowledge: A Cabinet of Curiosities gathers a fascinating sampling of these scattered objects in forty richly illustrated essays written by world-leading scholars in the field. We discover the secret, often global, itineraries of such things as Aztec codices and Inca mummies, colonial paintings and indigenous maps, giant tortoises and precious hummingbirds" -- Back cover.