Pre-Columbian art of Mexico and Central America /
"This handbook serves as the first comprehensive publication of the Yale University Art Gallery's distinguished collection of Precolumbian art, which features notable pieces from throughout Mesoamerica and from every period. The nearly 300 object entries are arranged by region and include...
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New Haven, Conn. :
Yale University Art Gallery,
1986.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | "This handbook serves as the first comprehensive publication of the Yale University Art Gallery's distinguished collection of Precolumbian art, which features notable pieces from throughout Mesoamerica and from every period. The nearly 300 object entries are arranged by region and include historical, iconographical, and structural information. A mineralogical study of the collection includes an explanation of the methods used to make the attributions, as well as a description of the minerals themselves. Clearly organized and thoroughly researched, this publication is an essential reference for scholars, students, and collectors of Precolumbian art"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (401 pages) : 270 illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780300232660 0300232667 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on May 10, 2018). |