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SILVA (Nuno Vassallo e). A OURIVESARIA ENTRE PORTUGAL E A ÍNDIA: Do Século XVI ao Século XVIII. Lisboa. 2008. - SILVA (Nuno Vassallo e) A OURIVESARIA ENTRE PORTUGAL E A ÍNDIA: Do Século XVI ao Século XVIII . Lisboa: Santander Totta, 2008. 368 pp.: il.; 315 mm. A seminal monograph on Luso-Indian goldsmithing, covering three centuries of artistic exchange between Portugal and India, from the establishment of the State of India in the 16th century to the decline of the Portuguese presence in the East in the 18th century. The work analyzes ceremonial and liturgical pieces produced in Goan centers and other Indian Ocean locations under Portuguese commission, the circulation of models, techniques, and artisans between the two shores of the empire, and the process of stylistic hybridity that resulted in the so-called ”Indian silver, ” a category now widely recognized by the historiography of decorative art. Profusely illustrated, it constitutes an indispensable reference work for the study of goldsmithing in the Portuguese empire in the East. Highly regarded. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate