Coricancha Garden Of Gold
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Coricancha Garden Of Gold
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Coricancha Garden Of Gold written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Peru categories.
Coricancha Garden Of Gold Being An Account Of The Conquest Of The Inca Empire With A Map
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Author : Aimé Felix TSCHIFFELY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Coricancha Garden Of Gold Being An Account Of The Conquest Of The Inca Empire With A Map written by Aimé Felix TSCHIFFELY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with categories.
Coricancha Garden Of Gold
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Author : A. F. Tschiffely
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
Coricancha Garden Of Gold written by A. F. Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with categories.
Coricancha Garden Of Gold
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
Coricancha Garden Of Gold written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Peru categories.
Ancient Cuzco
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Author : Brian S. Bauer
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-06-28
Ancient Cuzco written by Brian S. Bauer and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-28 with Social Science categories.
The Cuzco Valley of Peru was both the sacred and the political center of the largest state in the prehistoric Americas—the Inca Empire. From the city of Cuzco, the Incas ruled at least eight million people in a realm that stretched from modern-day Colombia to Chile. Yet, despite its great importance in the cultural development of the Americas, the Cuzco Valley has only recently received the same kind of systematic archaeological survey long since conducted at other New World centers of civilization. Drawing on the results of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project that Brian Bauer directed from 1994 to 2000, this landmark book undertakes the first general overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca. 7000 B.C.) to the fall of the Inca Empire in A.D. 1532. Combining archaeological survey and excavation data with historical records, the book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the larger processes of cultural development. With its wealth of new information, this book will become the baseline for research on the Inca and the Cuzco Valley for years to come.
The Andes
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Author : Jason Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-09-03
The Andes written by Jason Wilson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-03 with History categories.
The Andes form the backbone of South America. Irradiating from Cuzco--the symbolic "navel" of the indigenous world--the mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilization, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces, and forts. The clash between Atahualpa, the last Inca, and the illiterate conquistador Pizarro, between indigenous identity and European mercantile values, has forged Andean culture and history for the last 500 years. Jason Wilson explores the 5,000-mile chain of volcanoes, deep valleys, and upland plains, revealing the Andes' mystery, inaccessibility, and power through the insights of chroniclers, scientists, and modern-day novelists. His account starts at sacred Cuzco and Machu Picchu, moves along imagined Inca routes south to Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Potosí, and then follows the Argentine and Chilean Andes to Patagonia. It then moves north through Chimborazo, Quito, and into Colombia, along the Cauca Valley up to Bogotá and east to Caracas. Looking at the literature inspired by the Andes as well as its turbulent history, this book brings to life the region's spectacular landscapes and the many ways in which they have been imagined.
Object And Apparition
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Author : Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Object And Apparition written by Maya Stanfield-Mazzi and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with History categories.
When Christianity was imposed on Native peoples in the Andes, visual images played a fundamental role, yet few scholars have written about this significant aspect. Object and Apparition proposes that Christianity took root in the region only when both Spanish colonizers and native Andeans actively envisioned the principal deities of the new religion in two- and three-dimensional forms. The book explores principal works of art involved in this process, outlines early strategies for envisioning the Christian divine, and examines later, more effective approaches. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi demonstrates that among images of the divine there was constant interplay between concrete material objects and ephemeral visions or apparitions. Three-dimensional works of art, specifically large-scale statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary, were key to envisioning the Christian divine, the author contends. She presents in-depth analysis of three surviving statues: the Virgins of Pomata and Copacabana (Lake Titicaca region) and Christ of the Earthquakes from Cusco. Two-dimensional painted images of those statues emerged later. Such paintings depicted the miracle-working potential of specific statues and thus helped to spread the statues’ fame and attract devotees. “Statue paintings” that depict the statues enshrined on their altars also served the purpose of presenting images of local Andean divinities to believers outside church settings. Stanfield-Mazzi describes the unique features of Andean Catholicism while illustrating its connections to both Spanish and Andean cultural traditions. Based on thorough archival research combined with stunning visual analysis, Object and Apparition analyzes the range of artworks that gave visual form to Christianity in the Andes and ultimately caused the new religion to flourish.
A History Of Architecture And Urbanism In The Americas
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Author : Clare Cardinal-Pett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-19
A History Of Architecture And Urbanism In The Americas written by Clare Cardinal-Pett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-19 with Architecture categories.
A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas is the first comprehensive survey to narrate the urbanization of the Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, making it a vital resource to help you understand the built environment in this part of the world. The book combines the latest scholarship about the indigenous past with an environmental history approach covering issues of climate, geology, and biology, so that you'll see the relationship between urban and rural in a new, more inclusive way. Author Clare Cardinal-Pett tells the story chronologically, from the earliest-known human migrations into the Americas to the 1930s to reveal information and insights that weave across time and place so that you can develop a complex and nuanced understanding of human-made landscape forms, patterns of urbanization, and associated building typologies. Each chapter addresses developments throughout the hemisphere and includes information from various disciplines, original artwork, and historical photographs of everyday life, which - along with numerous maps, diagrams, and traditional building photographs - will train your eye to see the built environment as you read about it.
Gold
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Author : Rebecca Zorach
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Gold written by Rebecca Zorach and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Nature categories.
Gleaming and perfect, gold has beguiled humankind for many millennia, attracting treasure hunters, adorning the living and the dead, and symbolizing wealth, power, divinity, and eternity. This book offers a lively, critical look at the cultural history of this most regal metal, examining its importance across many cultures and time periods and the many places where it has been central, from religious ceremonies to colonial expeditions to modern science. Rebecca Zorach and Michael W. Phillips Jr. cast gold as a substance of paradoxes. Its softness at once makes it useless for most building projects yet highly suited for the exploration of form and the transmission—importantly—of images, such as the faces of rulers on currency. It has been the icon of value—the surest bet in times of uncertain markets—yet also of valuelessness, something King Midas learned the hard way. And, as Zorach and Phillips detail, it has been at the center of many clashes between cultures all throughout history, the unfortunate catalyst of countless blood lusts. Ultimately, they show that the questions posed by our relentless desire for gold are really questions about value itself. Lavishly illustrated, this book offers a shimmering exploration of the mythology, economy, aesthetics, and perils at the center of this simple—yet irresistible—substance.
History Of South America From The First Human Existence To The Present Time
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Author : Wilhelm Frederick Griewe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
History Of South America From The First Human Existence To The Present Time written by Wilhelm Frederick Griewe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with South America categories.
