Seeing with New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas

highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum collection or art of the ancient Americas; with a geological appendix by William B. Size. Xxvi, 301p., triple-column text illustrat [more]

highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum collection or art of the ancient Americas; with a geological appendix by William B. Size. Xxvi, 301p., triple-column text illustrated with b&w and color exhibit photography, 10.5x9 inch color wraps, a very good copy.[less]

Paperbound, 9 x 10 1/2 in., 301 pages, bibliography, index. Catalog of an important collection. 589 objects described and illustrated, many in color. Condition very good, unm [more]

Paperbound, 9 x 10 1/2 in., 301 pages, bibliography, index. Catalog of an important collection. 589 objects described and illustrated, many in color. Condition very good, unmarked, slight corner wear.[less]

xxvi, 301 p. Illustrations. Rock and Mineral Glossary. Bibliography. Index. William B. Size provided a geological appendix. The arts of the ancient Americas are diverse, visua [more]

xxvi, 301 p. Illustrations. Rock and Mineral Glossary. Bibliography. Index. William B. Size provided a geological appendix. The arts of the ancient Americas are diverse, visually arresting, and sometimes enigmatic. In this wide-ranging catalogue, nearly six hundred works of art from Mesoamerica southward are presented, with particular emphasis on the lesser-known area of ancient Costa Rica. Included are works from Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, created in clay, stone, metal, wood, fiber, bone, and shell. Important pieces receive in-depth treatment--a two-thousand-year-old Costa Rican female shaman effigy, the earliest known sculptural rendition of the Maya hieroglyph for the animal spirit, and gold earspools probably worn by a high official in the Chim? Empire of Peru. A major emphasis is placed on the shamanic experience of transformation into animal selves, since this subject preoccupied artists throughout the ancient Americas. New and exciting research, including ground-breaking geological analyses of greenstones ('jades') by William B. Size, makes this catalogue an act of discovery.[less]

1928917054 A New Unread copy. xxvi, 299 pages. Numerous color and black & white photographs. Few black & white line drawings. Originally published at $50.00. U.S. orders are [more]

1928917054 A New Unread copy. xxvi, 299 pages. Numerous color and black & white photographs. Few black & white line drawings. Originally published at $50.00. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.[less]