The title of the book may appear confused in content at first sight. The selected goldsmiths’ works always represent the starting point for wider considerations in the field of the art history of the specific micro-region. Although the four chapters are understood more as case studies and still cannot be regarded as synthesizing works, their titles already ask questions, which apply more comprehensively to the interpretation of early modern art in the central Slovak mining towns. Thus, specific goldsmiths’ works originated in various circumstances, and the texts of the case studies published h Masterpieces, investment a representation - Barbara Hodásová od authora Barbara Hodásová a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.