Author: Justo Cáceres Macedo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Peruvian
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Tejidos del Perú prehispánico
Author: Justo Cáceres Macedo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Peruvian
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Peruvian
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Peruvian Featherworks
Author: Heidi King
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0300169795
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This title provides an in-depth and authoritative review of feeatherworking traditions in ancient Peru. The book includes a discussion of important recent discoveries, considerations of iconography, and basic technical characteristics of feather works.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0300169795
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This title provides an in-depth and authoritative review of feeatherworking traditions in ancient Peru. The book includes a discussion of important recent discoveries, considerations of iconography, and basic technical characteristics of feather works.
Ethnographic Textiles of the Western Hemisphere
Author: Irene Emery
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Andean Archaeology III
Author: William Isbell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387757308
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The third volume in the Andean Archaeology series, this book focuses on the marked cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the Central Andes, and considers the conditions under which these differences evolved, grew pronounced, and diminished. This book continues the dynamic, current problem-oriented approach to the field of Andean Archaeology that began with Andean Archaeology I and Andean Archaeology II. Combines up-to-date research, diverse theoretical platforms, and far-reaching interpretations to draw provocative and thoughtful conclusions.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387757308
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The third volume in the Andean Archaeology series, this book focuses on the marked cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the Central Andes, and considers the conditions under which these differences evolved, grew pronounced, and diminished. This book continues the dynamic, current problem-oriented approach to the field of Andean Archaeology that began with Andean Archaeology I and Andean Archaeology II. Combines up-to-date research, diverse theoretical platforms, and far-reaching interpretations to draw provocative and thoughtful conclusions.
Symmetry
Author: Emil Makovicky
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110417197
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
A large range of symmetries in art is presented through clear and aesthetically outstanding examples of historical ornaments. Compendious comments illustrate the selected photographic material by addressing the interested and specialist reader alike. Contents: Introduction Fundamental categories The convenient start: Plane groups of symmetry Intertwined patterns: Layer groups of symmetry Two-colored periodic ornamentation Polychromatic patterns Beyond 2D groups: Hypersymmetry, superstructures, two symmetries in one pattern, the "order-disorder" patterns, homothety and similarity, inversion and nonlinear patterns Quasiperiodic patterns Fractals and fractal character Style and symmetry – symmetry and style References Index
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110417197
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
A large range of symmetries in art is presented through clear and aesthetically outstanding examples of historical ornaments. Compendious comments illustrate the selected photographic material by addressing the interested and specialist reader alike. Contents: Introduction Fundamental categories The convenient start: Plane groups of symmetry Intertwined patterns: Layer groups of symmetry Two-colored periodic ornamentation Polychromatic patterns Beyond 2D groups: Hypersymmetry, superstructures, two symmetries in one pattern, the "order-disorder" patterns, homothety and similarity, inversion and nonlinear patterns Quasiperiodic patterns Fractals and fractal character Style and symmetry – symmetry and style References Index
TEXTILES
Author: Annemarie Seiler-Baldinger
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Handboek waarin vlecht- en weeftechnieken voor textiel uitgelegd worden
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Handboek waarin vlecht- en weeftechnieken voor textiel uitgelegd worden
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture
Author: Carlos Manuel Salomon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317449290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture delves into the cultural history of Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on the formation of national, racial, and ethnic identity, the culture of resistance, the effects of Eurocentrism, and the process of cultural hybridity to show how the people of Latin America have participated in the making of their own history. The selections from an interdisciplinary group of scholars range widely across the geographic spectrum of the Latin American world and forms of cultural production. Exploring the means and meanings of cultural production, the essays illustrate the myriad ways in which cultural output illuminates political and social themes in Latin American history. From religion to food, from political resistance to artistic representation, this handbook showcases the work of scholars from the forefront of Latin American cultural history, creating an essential reference volume for any scholar of modern Latin America.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317449290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture delves into the cultural history of Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on the formation of national, racial, and ethnic identity, the culture of resistance, the effects of Eurocentrism, and the process of cultural hybridity to show how the people of Latin America have participated in the making of their own history. The selections from an interdisciplinary group of scholars range widely across the geographic spectrum of the Latin American world and forms of cultural production. Exploring the means and meanings of cultural production, the essays illustrate the myriad ways in which cultural output illuminates political and social themes in Latin American history. From religion to food, from political resistance to artistic representation, this handbook showcases the work of scholars from the forefront of Latin American cultural history, creating an essential reference volume for any scholar of modern Latin America.
Traditional Dress of Peru
Author: Luisa Castañeda León
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Ceramics of the prehispanic Peru
Author: Justo Cáceres Macedo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Peruvian
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Peruvian
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Nasca
Author: Giuseppe Orefici
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Based on findings collected by the Proyecto Nasca, an investigation of the Nazca site conducted since 1982 by the Centro italiano studi e ricerche archeologiche precolombiane under the leadership of Giuseppe Orefici; the project is scheduled to continue until 2011.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Based on findings collected by the Proyecto Nasca, an investigation of the Nazca site conducted since 1982 by the Centro italiano studi e ricerche archeologiche precolombiane under the leadership of Giuseppe Orefici; the project is scheduled to continue until 2011.