Author : Raoul d'. Harcourt
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,46 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486421728
This magnificently illustrated work offers a comprehensive view of the textiles and techniques of pre-Columbian Peru. An introduction discusses yarns, dyes, looms, and raw materials; the first of the two-part text examines weaves, and the second considers such nonwoven materials as braiding, felt, and embroidery.
Author : William Henry Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Indian textile fabrics
ISBN :
Author : William H. Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 1889
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ferdinand Anton
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Indian art
ISBN : 9780500014028
Author : José Antonio de Lavalle
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Indian art
ISBN :
Author : Heidi King
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300169795
This title provides an in-depth and authoritative review of feeatherworking traditions in ancient Peru. The book includes a discussion of important recent discoveries, considerations of iconography, and basic technical characteristics of feather works.
Author : William Henry Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 18,42 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Indian textile fabrics
ISBN :
Author : Terence N. D'Altroy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,33 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1444331159
The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. • Written by one of the world’s leading experts on Inca civilization • Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization • Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life • Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire • Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs
Author : William H. Holmes
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 1986-10-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780403037094
Author : Ann Pollard Rowe
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
The first book to present the beautiful shawls, ponchos, bags and other textile arts of the Q'ero people, exploring the daily life and rituals of their remote Andean community and providing a fascinating insight into a rarely glimpsed world.
