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Carregando... National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico Cityde Felipe Solis
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. *NOTE*: Interior pages intact, but detached from spine of the book I haven't been able to read much of this because I'm so enthralled by the photos of the artifacts that the text just recedes in importance. The bulk of the book is arranged geographically, e.g Western Mexico, Central Mexico, etc. Some of it is about the museum's history and Mexican social and political issues, which are likely to be of more interest to Mexicans than the rest of us. (The book was originally published in Spanish.) Despite its textual drawbacks, the book is so jaw-droppingly visually awesome that I want to go to Mexico. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
"Published to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the museum's founding, this volume explores both the museum's collection and its role as a national cultural institution. Included among the more than 450 illustrations, many of them new photographs taken especially for this book, are pre-Columbian masterpieces such as Mixtec gold pendants worn to evoke the souls of fallen warriors, two-headed clay figurines associated with the Mesoamerican concept of the duality of life, utilitarian vessels carved from obsidian in the form of indigenous animals, and intricate jade masks placed in burial sites. An array of curators and scholars contribute essays on the Mexica (Aztec), Maya, and Toltec Nahua peoples; clues about life in the ancient Toltec metropolis of Tula, and in nearby Teotihuacan; the contemporary ethnography of Mexico; and the historical background of the site, construction, and architecture of the museum itself. This publication is both an introduction to and a complete documentation of one of the world's great museums."--Jacket. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)972.01History and Geography North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Ancient civilization (-1516)Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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