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Golden Kingdoms(1st Edition)
Luxury Arts in the Ancient Americas
by Joanne Pillsbury, Timothy Potts, Kim N. Richter, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2017 by J. Paul Getty Museum
ISBN-13: 978-1-60606-548-8, ISBN: 1-60606-548-3

"This volume accompanies a major international loan exhibition featuring more than three hundred works of art, many rarely or never before seen in the United States. It traces the development of gold working and other luxury arts in the Americas from antiquity until the arrival of Europeans in the early sixteenth century. Presenting spectacular works from recent excavations in Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico, th ..."






Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Dmitri Beliaev, Brigitte Kovacevich, Enrique Mayer, Charles Stanish, Alexandre Tokovinine, Kenneth G. Hirth, Richard E. Blanton, Richard L. Burger, Gerardo Gutiérrez, Lawrence S. Coben, Paul S. Goldstein, David M. Carballo, Tom D. Dillehay, David A. Freidel, Barry L. Isaac, Patricia A. Mcanany, Axel E. Nielsen, John R. Topic, Marilyn A. Masson, Deborah L. Nichols, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2013 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-386-9, ISBN: 0-88402-386-9

""Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World" examines the structure, scale, and complexity of economic systems in the pre-Hispanic Americas, with a focus on the central highlands of Mexico, the Maya Lowlands, and the central Andes. Civilization in each region was characterized by complex political and religious institutions, highly skilled craft production, and the long-distance movement of finished goods. Scholars have ..."






Design for Eternity
Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas
by Prof Joanne Pillsbury, Patricia Joan Sarro, James A. Doyle, Juliet B. Wiersema, James Doyle, Juliet Wiersema
Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2015 by Metropolitan Museum Of Art
ISBN-13: 978-1-58839-576-4, ISBN: 1-58839-576-6

"From the first millennium B.C. until the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, artists from across the ancient Americas created small-scale architectural effigies to be placed in the tombs of important individuals. These works in stone, ceramic, wood, and metal range from highly abstracted, minimalist representations of temples and houses to elaborate complexes populated with figures, conveying a rich sense of ancient ritual and dai ..."






Lives of the Gods
Divinity in Maya Art (Hardback)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, James A. Doyle
Hardcover, 251 Pages, Published 2022 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58839-731-7, ISBN: 1-58839-731-9

"... Claudia Pérez Arévalo, and Mónica Claudina Urquizú Sánchez for their thoughtful help and friendship. We are also ... Fuentes Zuno. At the Museo Amparo, we owe special thanks to Director Ramiro Martínez Estrada, Lucía Alonso, and Carolina ..."






Past Presented
Archaeological Illustration and the Ancient Americas (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Alain Schnapp, Stephen D. Houston, Scott R. Hutson, Barbara W. Fash, Bryan R. Just, Jason Weems, John W. Rick, Adam T. Sellen, Leonardo López Luján, Khristaan D. Villela, Byron Ellsworth Hamann, Lisa Trever
Hardcover, 520 Pages, Published 2012 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-380-7, ISBN: 0-88402-380-X

"Illustrations remain one of the fundamental tools of archaeology, a means by which we share information and build ideas. Often treated as if they were neutral representations, archaeological illustrations are the convergence of science and the imagination. This volume, a collection of fourteen essays addressing the visual presentation of the Pre-Columbian past from the fifteenth century to the present day, explores and contextualizes th ..."






Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530–1900(1st Edition)
by Dr. Joanne Pillsbury, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-3817-6, ISBN: 0-8061-3817-3

"Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art"A definitive resource for early works on indigenous Andean cultures"Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had no tradition of writing. For this reason, texts written by early modern European chroniclers and later Andean authors are a critical source of information on the Andes. ..."






Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530–1900(3rd Edition)
by Dr. Joanne Pillsbury, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-3821-3, ISBN: 0-8061-3821-1

"Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of ArtA definitive resource for early works on indigenous Andean culturesPrior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had no tradition of writing. For this reason, texts written by early modern European chroniclers and later Andean authors are a critical source of information on the Andes. Th ..."






Jewelry
The Body Transformed
by Melanie Holcomb, Joanne Pillsbury, Kim Benzel, Soyoung Lee, Diana Craig Patch, Beth Carver Wees, James A. Doyle, Moira Gallagher, John Guy, Navina Najat Haidar, Hannah Korn, Maia Nuku, Courtney A. Stewart
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2018 by Metropolitan Museum Of Art
ISBN-13: 978-1-58839-650-1, ISBN: 1-58839-650-9

"A cross-cultural examination of jewelry spanning 5,000 years that investigates not only the objects themselves but also the bodies they decorated As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body—extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. But how is the meaning of jewelry bound to the body that wears it?   Establishing six different m ..."






Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530–1900(2nd Edition)
by Dr. Joanne Pillsbury, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-3820-6, ISBN: 0-8061-3820-3

"Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art"A definitive resource for early works on indigenous Andean cultures"Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had no tradition of writing. For this reason, texts written by early modern European chroniclers and later Andean authors are a critical source of information on the Andes. ..."






Palaces of the Ancient New World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)
by Susan Toby Evans, Joanne Pillsbury, Takeshi Inomata, Craig Morris, David Webster, Lucy C. Salazar, Ben A. Nelson, E. Wyllys Andrews, William H. Isbell, Stephen D. Houston
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2004 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-300-5, ISBN: 0-88402-300-1

" Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume ..."






Palaces of the Ancient New World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, David Webster, Takeshi Inomata, Craig Morris, Susan Toby Evans, Lucy C. Salazar, Ben A. Nelson, E. Wyllys Andrews, William H. Isbell, Stephen D. Houston, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2009 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-341-8, ISBN: 0-88402-341-9

" Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume ..."






Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru(1st Edition)
(Studies in the History of Art Series)
by Joanne Pillsbury Pillsbury, Prof. Joanne Pillsbury
Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2006 by Ngw-Stud Hist Art
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11442-3, ISBN: 0-300-11442-7

"“This volume represents a landmark in Moche studies.”—George Bankes, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological InstituteCenturies before the rise of the Inca, the Moche created impressive monumental architecture and precious metal objects (c. A.D. 100–800). New discoveries about this ancient coastal civilization have recently been uncovered at several sites in Peru—including the richest unlooted tomb ever discovered in the New World. Thi ..."






Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru(1st Edition)
by Prof. Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2001 by Ngw-Stud Hist Art
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-09043-7, ISBN: 0-300-09043-9

"Centuries before the rise of the Inca, the Moche created impressive monumental architecture and precious metal objects, approximately in the age between 100 and 800 A.D.. Today, large-scale projects at several sites in Peru, including the richest unlooted tomb ever discovered in the New World, have uncovered dramatic new discoveries about this ancient coastal civilization. This volume discusses the implications of these findings. A majo ..."






Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks
(Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Miriam Doutriaux, Barbara Arroyo, Reiko Ishihara-Brito, Alexandre Tokovinine, Ronald L. Bishop, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, John E. Clark, Barbara W. Fash, Virginia M. Fields, Megan O'neil, Simon Martin, Stephen D. Houston, Fred W. Nelson, Dorie Reents-Budet, Karl A. Taube, Gene L. Titmus, Loa P. Traxler, Adrián Velázquez Castro, Prof Joanne Pillsbury, Virginia Fields, Aa. Vv., Exhibition Miriam Doutriaux
Hardcover, 584 Pages, Published 2012 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-375-3, ISBN: 0-88402-375-3

"Based on the comprehensive study of one of the most important collections of Maya art in the United States, "Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks" is a scholarly introduction to one of the great traditions of sculpture and painting in ancient America. Assembled by Robert Woods Bliss between 1935 and 1962, the collection is historically important, as it was one of the first to be established on the basis of aesthetic criteria. The catalogu ..."






Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530-1900. THREE VOLUME SET
by Dr. Joanne Pillsbury, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 1,296 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-9963-4, ISBN: 0-8061-9963-6

"Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of ArtPrior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had no tradition of writing. For this reason, texts written by early modern European chroniclers and later Andean authors are a critical source of information on the Andes. This landmark three-volume reference work inventories the principal s ..."






Metropolitan Museum Journal, Volume 51, 2016(1st Edition)
(Volume 51)
by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Sarah Graff, Marco Leona, Katharine Baetjer, Denise Patry Leidy, Dorothy Mahon, Joan R. Mertens, Mark Polizzotti, Elizabeth L. Block, Joanne Pillsbury
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Chicago Press Journals
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-43804-7, ISBN: 0-226-43804-X

"The "Metropolitan Museum Journal" is issued annually and publishes original research on works in the museum s collection. Highlights of "Volume 51" include a reassessment of a Degas pastel, an examination of painted Maya vessels from the third to tenth centuries, a study of West African photography, and an investigation into the provenance of ancient glass in the Met. ""






Pre-Columbian Art & Archaeology
Essays in Honor of Frederick R. Mayer (Symposium Series)
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Michael Coe, Frederick W. Lange, Ronald L. Bishop, Michael J. Snarskis, Warwick Bray, Carol Mackey, Joanne. Pillsbury, Jane Doe
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2013 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-82-4, ISBN: 0-914738-82-8

"Symposia presented at the Denver Art Museum in 2002 and 2007 focused, respectively, on pre-Columbian art in the museum collection and the art and archaeology of ancient Costa Rica. Edited by Denver Art Museum curator Margaret Young-Sanchez, this lavishly illustrated volume brings together newly revised and expanded symposium papers from pre-Columbian scholars, while paying tribute to the legacy of Denver philanthropist Frederick R. Maye ..."






Andean Textile Traditions
Papers from the 2001 Mayer Center Symposium at the Denver Art Museum
by Fronia W. Simpson, Margaret Young-Sánchez, Lewis Sharp, Jane W. Rehl, Ran Boytner, Marianne Hogue, Joanne Pillsbury, Andrea M. Heckman
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2006 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-52-7, ISBN: 0-914738-52-6

"The Frederick and Jan Mayer Center for Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art at the Denver Art Museum sponsors annual symposia in these two fields of art. This volume presents essays on Andean textiles from the 2001 symposium. Color reproductions of many of these works illustrate the essays, which include: Weaving Principles for Life: Discontinuous Warp and Weft Textiles of Ancient Peru by Jane W. Rehl, Savannah College of Art and Des ..."






Variations in the Expressions of Inka Power
(Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
by Craig Morris, Richard L. Burger, Contributor-Joanne Pillsbury, Ramiro Matos, Contributor-Robert Batson, Ramiro Matos Mendieta, Contributor-Gary Urton, Contributor-Tom Cummins, Contributor-Terence D'altroy, Contributor-Heather Lechtman, Contributor-Carmen Arellano, Contributor-Albert Meyers, Contributor-Charles Stanish, Jeffrey Quilter, Brian S. Bauer, Ana Maria Lorandi, Susan A. Niles, Prof Joanne Pillsbury, Carrie J. Brezine, Lucy C. Salazar, Julian I. Santillana, Rebecca Rollins Stone, Veronica Isabel Williams, Carmen Arellano, Ramiros M. Mendieta
Hardcover, 640 Pages, Published 2008 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-351-7, ISBN: 0-88402-351-6

" Download a corrected version of the map of the Lake Titicaca region. Download a corrected version of page 83. Download a corrected version of the map of the Huatanuay and Vilcanota-Urubama Valley region. Until recently, little archaeological investigation has been dedicated to the Inka, the last great culture to flourish in Andean South America before the sixteenth-century arrival of the Spaniards. While the Inka have been tr ..."






Ancient Mexican Art at Dumbarton Oaks(100th Edition)
(Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks)
by Susan Toby Evans, Javier Urcid, Jeffrey Quilter, Joanne Pillsbury, Dumbarton Oaks
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2010 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-345-6, ISBN: 0-88402-345-1

" This volume, the third in a series of catalogues of Pre-Columbian art at Dumbarton Oaks, presents the outstanding collection of Aztec, Mixtec, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, and Classic Veracruz sculpture, jewelry, and painting. Four leading scholars present essays on the ancient art and archaeology of Mexico’s Central Highlands, Southwestern Highlands, and Gulf Lowlands as well as extensive catalogue entries of over one hundred objects of jad ..."



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