Pre-Columbian Art History: Selected Readings
by Cordy-Collins, Alana; Stern, Jean
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0917962419
- ISBN 13
- 9780917962417
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About This Item
Palo Alto, CA: Peek Publications, 1977. Assumed First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 7 1/2" X 10. 519 Pages. There is underlining on eleven pages beginning with page 495 and there may be others but a quick thumb did not reveal any more.Contents: 1.) Olmec Art or the Art of La Venta, by Miguel Covarrubias; 2.) The Iconography of an Engraved Olmec Figurine, by Gary W. Pahl; 3.) Olmec Felines in Highland Central Mexico, by David C. Grove; 4.) Terrestrial/Celestial Polymorphs as Narrative Frames in the Art of Izapa and Palenque, by Jacinto Quirarte; 5.) Stylistic Evolution of Jaina Figurines, by Christopher Corson; 6.) A Teotihuacan-Style Cache from the Maya Lowlands, by Joseph W. Ball; 7.) The Gods of Teotihuacan: A Synthetic Approach in Teotihuacan Iconography, by Ester Pasztory; 8.) Iconographic Aspects of Architectural Profiles at Teotihuacan and in Mesoamerica by George Kubler; 9.) The Mixteca-puebla Concept in Mesoamerican Archaeology: A Re-Examination, by H. B. Nicholson; 10.) Rituals Depicted on Polychrome Ceramics from Nayarit, by Hasso von Winning; 11.) A Carved Spindle Whorl from Nayarit, by Jean Stern; 12.) Feathered Serpent Motif on Ceramics from Nayarit, by Jean Stern; 13.) An Aztec Stone Image of a Fertility Goddess, by H. B. Nicholson; 14.) Addenda: An Aztec Stone Image of a Fertility Goddess, by H. B. Nicholson; 15.) The Identity of the Central Deity on the Aztec Calendar Stone by Cecelia F. Klein; 16.) The Ballcourt in Mesoamerica: Its Architectural Development by Jacinto Quiarte; 17.) The Year Sign in Ancient Mexico: A Hypothesis as to its Origin and Meaning, by Doris Heyden; 18.) The Stone Sculpture of Costa Rica, by Doris Stone; and 15 other articles..
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22238
- Title
- Pre-Columbian Art History: Selected Readings
- Author
- Cordy-Collins, Alana; Stern, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0917962419
- ISBN 13
- 9780917962417
- Publisher
- Peek Publications
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto, CA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 10
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