from: Thames & Hudson
Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 985.01
EAN num: 9780500018026
ISBN number: 0500018022
Label: Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 216
Printing Date: 1997-09
Publishing house: Thames & Hudson
Sale Popularity Level: 1591434
Studio: Thames & Hudson
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The ancient cultures of Peru--Chavin, Cupisnique, Salinar, Viru, Moche, Paracas, Nazca, Lambayeque, Huari, Chimu, and Inca--produced ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and sculpture that are unparalleled in the history of world art, and unsurpassed in their beauty. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, this book presents more than 160 masterpieces from Lima's famed Larco Collection, the world's largest private collection of pre-Hispanic Peruvian art. While individual works from the Larco Collection have occasionally been exhibited in the United States or Europe, the vast majority have never before been seen outside of Peru. The book includes works from all of ancient Peru's major cultures--pieces that have long been considered icons of Peruvian art. Spectacular ceramics from Moche and Chimu portray scenes of shamanism, ritual drama, mythology, and warfare. The working of precious metals reached its zenith in ancient Peru, and stunning gold and silver jewelry, headdresses, and ceremonial vessels are featured. A fearsome copper mask of a fanged deity, exquisite mosaic ear plugs with inlays of precious shell and stone, an intricate Lambayeque textile featuring elaborate beings--these are just a few of the masterworks that are illustrated and described. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Spirit of Ancient Peru includes scholarly essays by Kathleen Berrin, Elizabeth P. Benson, Richard L. Burger, Christopher B. Donnan, Clifford Evans, Esther Pasztory, and Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canceco.
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