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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811018503321

Titolo

Painting the Skin : Pigments on Bodies and Codices in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica / / edited by Élodie Dupey García and María Luisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson : , : The University of Arizona Press, , [2018]

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019

©[2018]

ISBN

0-8165-3909-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages)

Disciplina

391.6/3097201

Soggetti

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mexican - History - To 1500

Manuscripts, Mexican (Pre-Columbian)

Indians of Mexico - Social life and customs

Cosmetics - Mexico - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The book brings together exciting research on painted skins--human, animal, and vegetal--in Mesoamerica. It offers physicochemical analysis and interdisciplinary understandings of the materiality, uses, and cultural meanings of the colors applied on a multitude of skins, including bodies, codices, and even building 'skins'"--Provided by publisher.