Author: Brooklyn MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Memoirs of Art and Archæology
Author: Brooklyn MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Renaissance Leaning Façade at Genoa
Author: William Henry GoodyearPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Façades
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Vertical Curves and Other Architectural Refinements in the Gothic Cathedrals and Churches of Northern France and in Early Byzantine Churches at Constantinople
Author: William Henry GoodyearPublisher:
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Category : Architecture, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Books in Series, 1876-1949: Series
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Icons of Power
Author: Nicholas J. SaundersPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136605142
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years. The jaguar and the puma epitomize ideas of sacrifice, cannibalism, war, and status in a startling array of graphic and enduring images. Natural and supernatural felines inhabit a shape-shifting world of sorcery and spiritual power, revealing the shamanic nature of Amerindian world views. This pioneering collection offers a unique pan-American assessment of the feline icon through the diversity of cultural interpretations, but also striking parallels in its associations with hunters, warriors, kingship, fertility, and the sacred nature of political power. Evidence is drawn from the pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya of Mexico, Peruvian, and Panamanian civilizations, through recent pueblo and Iroquois cultures of North America, to current Amazonian and Andean societies. This well-illustrated volume is essential reading for all who are interested in the symbolic construction of animal icons, their variable meanings, and their place in a natural world conceived through the lens of culture. The cross-disciplinary approach embraces archaeology, anthropology, and art history.
Chacs and Chiefs
Author: Rosemary SharpPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884020998
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Art and Architecture of Ancient America
Author: George KublerPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300053258
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Offers a survey of the paintings and architecture of the Mexican, Mayan, and Andean peoples
The Art of Precolumbian Gold
Author: Julie JonesPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0821215949
Category : Indian goldwork
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Circulars
Author: Johns Hopkins UniversityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Union List of Serials in Libraries of the United States and Canada
Author: Gabrielle (Ernits) MalikoffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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