Stories in red and black: pictorial histories of the aztecs and mixtecs
Auteur :
Boone, Elizabeth Hill
Éditeur :
University of Texas Press
ISBN :
9780292719897
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2000
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
708 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Aztecs and Mixtecs of ancient Mexico recorded their histories pictorially in images painted on hide, paper, and cloth. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Mexican painted history as an intellectual, documentary, and pictorial genre. It explores how the Mexican historians conceptualized and painted their past.