Author: Charlot, Jean
Title: The Mexican Mural Renaissance, 1920-1925
Description: Massachusetts, Yale University Press, 1967. Hardcover. A red hardback book with the title gilted on a black square on the spine. There is a yellow dust jacket with two illustrations on the front cover. Pages: (8), vii-xv, 1-328, (40). Contains at least fifty black-and-white illustrations and photographs. This is the first book-length study of the Early Colonial manuscript painting of Mexico - a fusion of the arts of Pre-Conquest America and fifteenth-century Spain. Former studies, mainly in the hands of anthropologists and historians , have been limited by their disciplines. This book says in effect that the paintings are works of art worthy to stand beside the jades and terra cottas now so sought after by collectors. The definitions of the styles of the various Colonial schools are demonstrations of survival of Pre-Conquest schools and artistic attitudes and thus suggest directions that investigations may take into the Pre-Conquest styles of other arts. VG: A book in great condition. There is a small tear in the dust jacket at the top of the spine. There is a plate from a previous owner on the front free end page. Pencil marks in the body of the book. Solid binding.

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