The Lienzo of Tlapiltepec A Painted History from the Northern Mixteca |
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| Editor:
| Brownstone, Arni |
| Author:
| Johnson, Nicholas
Doesburg, Bas van
Boone, Elizabeth Hill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4630-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In four chapters, a foreword, preface, and two appendices accompanied by detailed, full-color illustrations, scholars Arni Brownstone, Nicholas Johnson, Bas van Doesburg, Eckehard Dolinski, Michael Swanton, and Elizabeth Hill Boone describe what a lienzo is and how it was made. They also explain the particular origin, format, and content of the Lienzo of Tlapiltepec--as well as its place within the larger world of Mexican painted history. The contributors furthermore explore the...
More DescriptionIn four chapters, a foreword, preface, and two appendices accompanied by detailed, full-color illustrations, scholars Arni Brownstone, Nicholas Johnson, Bas van Doesburg, Eckehard Dolinski, Michael Swanton, and Elizabeth Hill Boone describe what a lienzo is and how it was made. They also explain the particular origin, format, and content of the Lienzo of Tlapiltepec--as well as its place within the larger world of Mexican painted history. The contributors furthermore explore the artistry and visual experience of the work. A final essay documents past illustrations of the lienzo including the one rendered for this book, which employed innovative processes to recover long faded colors.