The Albers Collection of Pre-Columbian Art (Detroit Institute of Art)

Taube, Karl

ISBN 10: 0933920709 / ISBN 13: 9780933920705

Published by Hudson Hills Pr, 1988

About this Item

176pp., b/w and colour illus., references, index. Very minor edge and surface wear to dust jacket. Otherwise excellent tight clean copy. GL 04/25.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1744155518074

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Albers Collection of Pre-Columbian Art (Detroit Institute of Art)
• Publisher: Hudson Hills Pr
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933920709
• ISBN 13: 9780933920705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • South America
  • Art
  • Anthropology

About this title

Synopsis

Shows and describes pottery, carvings, and textiles produced by the Indians of Mexico

Synopsis

This is a survey of the entire Anni and Josef Albers collection of figurines, ceramic vessels, jade pendants and painted terra-cotta pieces at Yale University's Peabody Museum. Examining the collection by region and period, Taube imparts his own appreciation for the civilizations that created these works, and an understanding of the events - the introduction of agriculture and ceramics, the development of writing and calendrics, trade, religious ties, and finally the Mesoamerican peoples, and thus their art.