Art of the Andes : from Chavín to Inca
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Art of the Andes : from Chavín to Inca
（World of art）
Thames & Hudson, 2012
3rd ed
- : pbk
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"203 illustrations, 90 in color"
Description based on: Reprinted 2016: "First published in the United Kingdom in 1995 by Thames & Hudson ... Second edition 2002. Third edition 2012."--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 243-244
Includes index
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Description
This wide-ranging survey, now established as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture on the market today, describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Chimu and Inca cultures, among others. For this fully revised third edition, Rebecca Stone has rewritten and expanded the text throughout, touching on many of the recent discoveries and advances in the field. These include new work on the huge stone pyramids and other structures at Caral; continued excavations of Inca child sacrifices perched on mountaintops throughout the empire, with their perfectly preserved clothing and miniature offerings of metal, ceramics and shell; spectacular murals and the remarkable burial of a tattooed female warrior-leader at the Moche site of Huaca Cao Viejo; and many new finds of high-status textiles, along with fresh analyses of weaving technology and new interpretations of designs and motifs.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction * 2. Early and Chavin Art *3. Paracas and Nasca * 4. Moche Art and Architecture * 5. Tiwanaku and Wari Imperial Styles * 6. Late Intermediate Period Styles * 7. Inca Art and Architecture
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