Pre Columbian Design

Author : Dover
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486997510
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Design written by Dover and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery, power, and exotic beauty of Pre-Columbian design — from Mesoamerican civilizations prior to European entry into the New World — have long captured the imagination. This remarkable design treasury presents a variety of color and black-and-white images from Maya, Aztec, Olmec, Mixtec, Zapotec, and other cultures, from bold geometric designs to startling hieroglyphs of human sacrifice!

Author : Jorge Enciso
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486227944
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designs from Pre-Columbian Mexico written by Jorge Enciso and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1971-06-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characterizes ancient Mexican art through black-and-white reproductions of original motifs discovered in archaeological digs

Author : Colin McEwan
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
ISBN 13 : 9780884024699
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks written by Colin McEwan and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2021 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment in the series of catalogues of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection, Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks examines a comprehensive collection of jade and gold objects from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Full color photographs illustrate the breathtaking works of Indigenous artists and artisans.

Author : Barbara Braun
Publisher : Abradale Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World written by Barbara Braun and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an in-depth look at pre-Columbian sources of modern art.

Author : Christina Halperin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131723880X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas written by Christina Halperin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas reveals the dynamism of the ancient past, where social relations and long-term history were created posthole by posthole, brick by brick. This collection shifts attention away from the elite and monumental architectural traditions of the region to instead investigate the creativity, subtlety and variability of common architecture and the people who built and dwelled in them. At the heart of this study of vernacular architecture is an emphasis on ordinary people and their built environments, and how these everyday spaces were pivotal in the making and meaning of social and cultural dynamics. Providing a deeper and more nuanced temporal perspective of common buildings in the Americas, the editors have deftly framed a study that highlights sociocultural diversity while at the same time facilitating broader comparative conversations around the theme of vernacular architecture. With diverse case studies covering a broad range of periods and regions, Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas is an important addition to the growing body of scholarship on the indigenous architecture of the Americas and is a key contribution to our archaeological understandings of past built environments.

Author : Joanne Pillsbury
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588395766
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design for Eternity written by Joanne Pillsbury and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first millennium B.C. until the arrival of Europeans in the sixteenth century, artists from across the ancient Americas created small-scale architectural effigies to be placed in the tombs of important individuals. These works range from highly abstracted, minimalist representations of temples and houses to elaborate complexes populated with figures, conveying a rich sense of ancient ritual and daily life. Although often called models, these effigies were not created as prototypes for structures, but rather to serve as components of funerary practices that conveyed beliefs about an afterlife. Design for Eternity is the first publication in English to explore the full variety of these exquisite architectural works. The vivid illustrations and insightful essays focus on the concepts embodied in architectural representations and the role these intriguing sculptures played in mediating relationships among the living, the dead, and the divine.

Author : Colin McEwan
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
ISBN 13 : 9780884024705
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador written by Colin McEwan and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2021 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador: Toward an Integrated Approach presents current research on the prehispanic indigenous peoples in the lands between Mesoamerica and the Andes. Specialists have contributed to this illustrated book on topics ranging from historical and theoretical perspectives to reports on recent excavations.

Author : Jorge Enciso
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486200841
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico written by Jorge Enciso and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1953-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous primitive designs from early Mexican cultures are reproduced to demonstrate native decorative ingenuity and inspire modern artists and designers

Author : Donald A. Proulx
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587298295
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography written by Donald A. Proulx and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost eight hundred years (100 BC–AD 650) Nasca artists modeled and painted the plants, animals, birds, and fish of their homeland on Peru’s south coast as well as numerous abstract anthropomorphic creatures whose form and meaning are sometimes incomprehensible today. In this first book-length treatment of Nasca ceramic iconography to appear in English, drawing upon an archive of more than eight thousand Nasca vessels from over 150 public and private collections, Donald Proulx systematically describes the major artistic motifs of this stunning polychrome pottery, interprets the major themes displayed on this pottery, and then uses these descriptions and his stimulating interpretations to analyze Nasca society. After beginning with an overview of Nasca culture and an explanation of the style and chronology of Nasca pottery, Proulx moves to the heart of his book: a detailed classification and description of the entire range of supernatural and secular themes in Nasca iconography along with a fresh and distinctive interpretation of these themes. Linking the pots and their iconography to the archaeologically known Nasca society, he ends with a thorough and accessible examination of this ancient culture viewed through the lens of ceramic iconography. Although these static images can never be fully understood, by animating their themes and meanings Proulx reconstructs the lifeways of this complex society.

Author : Terence Grieder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of Pre-Columbian Art written by Terence Grieder and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: