Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Pasztory, Esther. Title: Pre-Columbian art / Esther Pasztory. Publisher, Date: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998. Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm Summary: Describes the varied cultural traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes. Subjects: Indian art -- Latin America. Indians -- Antiquities. Latin America -- Antiquities. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-170) and index. Contents: Map: Mesoamerica and South America -- Map: Mesoamerica -- Map: The Andes -- Map: Inca Road System -- Map: Inca Shrine System -- The Western Discovery of Pre-Columbian Art -- Introduction to Mesoamerica and the Andes -- 1. Mesoamerica: Man in Time. The Olmec: The Power of the Body. Izapan Arts: Time and Space in Two Dimensions. Ballgame Arts: The Hero in Action. The Maya: Esthetes in Power -- 2. An Alternative Path in Mesoamerican Art. Teotihuacan: The Cosmos Is the Hero -- 3. Eclectic Synthesis. Mixteca-Puebla: The Dominance of Books. The Aztec: The Servants of the Gods -- 4. The Andes: Cosmic Order in Space. Chavin de Huantar: A Metaphysical Synthesis. Paracas/Nazca: Variations on a Theme. Tiahuanaco/Huari: Conceptual Order -- 5. An Alternative Path in Andean Art. The Moche: Portraits and Humor -- 6. The Disappearance of the Image. Chimu/Sican: The Power of Ornament. The Inca: Stone as Metaphor. ISBN: 9780521645515 0521645514 Other Number: 39345202 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 66988 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 709.8 Pasztory Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
