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Boone, Elizabeth Hill. ed.: Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks

Washington D.C. 1996

226 Color Plates 278 Black and White 496 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Fine condition.

Two volume set. The second volume is on Precolumbian textiles. Volume I - 320 pp., 95 Color Plates, 110 black and white illustrations Volume II - 176 pp., 131 Color Plates, 168 black and white illustrations . This two-volume catalog presents the Andean portion of the Dumbarton Oaks collection in superb color illustrations of all 133 objects, and many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. This significant collection includes works that are among the finest examples of the visual arts produced by Andean cultures. The text is composed of essays on the Andean cultures represented in the collection, and discussions of the individual objects. Written by specialists in Pre-Columbian art, these essays incorporate the latest in scholarly thinking applying broad perspectives from Andean cultural history, archaeology, and art history.


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