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Author : Edwin M. Shook
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Total Pages : 68 pages
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Download or read book Bibliography of Mayan Textiles written by Edwin M. Shook and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margot Blum Schevill
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Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book Maya Textiles of Guatemala written by Margot Blum Schevill and published by . This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informative and beautifully illustrated.... It is both a detailed anthropological study, which delves into aspects of Mayan culture and examines historical and sociological forces brought to bear on Mayan communities of Guatemala, and a catalog of the stunning collections, containing descriptions of techniques, dying processes, and textile production. -- Booklist
Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140204559X
Total Pages : 2428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures written by Helaine Selin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-12 with total page 2428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, at last, is the massively updated and augmented second edition of this landmark encyclopedia. It contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You’ll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science.
Author : Patricia B. Altman
Publisher : University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History
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Total Pages : 204 pages
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Download or read book Threads of Identity written by Patricia B. Altman and published by University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History. This book was released on 1992 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lionel V. Loroña
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Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean Bibliographies written by Lionel V. Loroña and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margot Blum Schevill
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292787618
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes written by Margot Blum Schevill and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, anthropologists, art historians, fiber artists, and technologists come together to explore the meanings, uses, and fabrication of textiles in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Precolumbian times to the present. Originally published in 1991 by Garland Publishing, the book grew out of a 1987 symposium held in conjunction with the exhibit "Costume as Communication: Ethnographic Costumes and Textiles from Middle America and the Central Andes of South America" at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University.
Author : Masako Takahashi
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811833783
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (337 download)
Download or read book Mexican Textiles written by Masako Takahashi and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether its a hand-woven sarape, a festive square of oilcloth, or a delicate trimming of lace, Mexican textiles reflect passionate appreciation for color, pattern, and design. In the dazzling pages of Mexican Textiles, photographer and Mexican art aficionado Masako Takahashi shares her love of the form, taking readers on a journey through this sun-drenched land. She visits artisan workshops, weaving centers, lace makers, and family-owned rug manufacturers for an inside view of how traditional fabrics are designed, dyed, woven, and finished. Takahashi also takes her camera into scores of unique homes to show how new and antique woven treasures are used to advantage in modern dcor. In the text, readers discover insightful notes on regional differences, history, technique, and tips for identifying quality materials and craftsmanship. Overflowing with exuberance and creative ideas, and including a resource section listing the major textile markets and vendors throughout Mexico, Mexican Textiles is an indispensable resource book for appreciating and collecting artfully crafted Mexican fabrics.
Author : Traci Ardren
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759100107
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Ancient Maya Women written by Traci Ardren and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flood of archaeological work in Maya lands has revolutionized our understanding of gender in ancient Maya society. The dozen contributors to this volume use a wide range of methodological strategies--archaeology, bioarchaeology, iconography, ethnohistory, epigraphy, ethnography--to tease out the details of the lives, actions, and identities of women of Mesoamerica. The chapters, most based upon recent fieldwork in Central America, examine the role of women in Maya society, their place in the political hierarchy and lineage structures, the gendered division of labor, and the discrepancy between idealized Mayan womanhood and the daily reality, among other topics. In each case, the complexities and nuances of gender relations is highlighted and the limitations of our knowledge acknowledged. These pieces represent an important advance in the understanding of Maya socioeconomic, political, and cultural life--and the archaeology of gender--and will be of great interest to scholars and students.
Author : Mary Schoeser
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500777799
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book World Textiles written by Mary Schoeser and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of textiles, more than that of any other artefact, is a history of human ingenuity. From the very earliest needles of 50,000 years ago to the smart textiles of today, textiles have been fundamental to human existence, and enjoyed, prized and valued by every culture. Silks from China, cottons from India, tapestries from Flanders, dyes from South America the appeal of different weaves, colours and patterns was long a motivation for trade, the exchange of ideas and sometimes even war. Mary Schoesers groundbreaking book, now revised and updated to incorporate new research, presents a chronological survey of textiles around the world from prehistory to the present. It explores how they are made, what they are made from, how they function in society and the ways in which they are valued and given meaning as well as reflecting on the environmental challenges they present today. World Textiles offers an invaluable introduction to this vast and fascinating subject for makers, designers, textile and fashion professionals, collectors and students alike.
Author : Susan Sinclair
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047412079
Total Pages : 1508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.) written by Susan Sinclair and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.
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Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bibliographic Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathryn Klein
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892363819
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)
Download or read book The Unbroken Thread written by Kathryn Klein and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area’s indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many that are now considered rare. The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection and to document current use of textile traditions in daily life and ceremony. The book contains 145 color photographs of the valuable textiles in the collection, as well as images of local weavers and project participants at work. Subjects include anthropological research, ancient and present-day weaving techniques, analyses of natural dyestuffs, and discussions of the ethical and practical considerations involved in working in Latin America to conserve the materials and practices of living cultures.
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Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to North American History written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress
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Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Subject Catalog written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolyn E. Tate
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292739125
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Yaxchilan written by Carolyn E. Tate and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As archaeologists peel away the jungle covering that has both obscured and preserved the ancient Maya cities of Mexico and Central America, other scholars have only a limited time to study and understand the sites before the jungle, weather, and human encroachment efface them again, perhaps forever. This urgency underlies Yaxchilan: The Design of a Maya Ceremonial City, Carolyn Tate's comprehensive catalog and analysis of all the city's extant buildings and sculptures. During a year of field work, Tate fully documented the appearance of the site as of 1987. For each sculpture and building, she records its discovery, present location, condition, measurements, and astronomical orientation and reconstructs its Long Counts and Julian dates from Calendar Rounds. Line drawings and photographs provide a visual document of the art and architecture of Yaxchilan. More than mere documentation, however, the book explores the phenomenon of art within Maya society. Tate establishes a general framework of cultural practices, spiritual beliefs, and knowledge likely to have been shared by eighth-century Maya people. The process of making public art is considered in relation to other modes of aesthetic expression, such as oral tradition and ritual. This kind of analysis is new in Maya studies and offers fresh insight into the function of these magnificent cities and the powerful role public art and architecture play in establishing cultural norms, in education in a semiliterate society, and in developing the personal and community identities of individuals. Several chapters cover the specifics of art and iconography at Yaxchilan as a basis for examining the creation of the city in the Late Classic period. Individual sculptures are attributed to the hands of single artists and workshops, thus aiding in dating several of the monuments. The significance of headdresses, backracks, and other costume elements seen on monuments is tied to specific rituals and fashions, and influence from other sites is traced. These analyses lead to a history of the design of the city under the reigns of Shield Jaguar (A.D. 681-741) and Bird Jaguar IV (A.D. 752-772). In Tate's view, Yaxchilan and other Maya cities were designed as both a theater for ritual activities and a nexus of public art and social structures that were crucial in defining the self within Maya society.
Author : Edward F. Fischer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292708513
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala written by Edward F. Fischer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important collection of essays on Mayan activism. Included are pieces by native and non-native scholars reviewing Guatemalan history, ethnic violence, peasant and indigenous cultural resistance to the State, material culture, development, and literacy
Author : Benson Latin American Collection
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Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies written by Benson Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
