Constructing power and place in Mesoamerica : pre-Hispanic paintings from three regions /

Identities of power and place, as expressed in paintings from the periods before and after the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica, are the subject of this book of case studies from Central Mexico, Oaxaca and the Maya area. These sophisticated, skillfully rendered images occur with architecture, in manu...

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Other Authors:	Paxton, Merideth, 1946- (Editor), Staines Cicero, Leticia (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Indian painting > Central America. Indian painting > Mexico. Indians of Central America > Antiquities. Indians of Mexico > Antiquities. Power (Social sciences) in art > Case studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. ART / Caribbean & Latin American. ART / History / General.

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Summary:	Identities of power and place, as expressed in paintings from the periods before and after the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica, are the subject of this book of case studies from Central Mexico, Oaxaca and the Maya area. These sophisticated, skillfully rendered images occur with architecture, in manuscripts, on large pieces of cloth and on ceramics.
Physical Description:	xv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780826359063 082635906X