Monumentos del arte mexicano antiguo : Ornamentación, mitología, tributos y monumentos : [volume 2] / por el Dr. Antonio Peñafiel

Peñafiel, Antonio, 1831-1922 · 1890 · Berlin : A. Asher & Co., · 138 pictures

Antonio Peñafiel's 1890 Spanish-language survey of ancient Mexican art, published in Berlin by A. Asher & Co., documents Mexican antiquities, ornament, mythology and tribute objects for scholars of pre-Hispanic culture. The pictures are grey halftone reproductions of carved stone figures and columns, with heavy modelling, flat frontal faces and stylised headdresses and bands that suggest bold, simplified sculptural forms a designer could adapt for monumental graphics.

Indian art -- Mexico · Indians of Mexico -- Languages -- Writing · Mexico -- Antiquities

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