Theaters of conversion : religious architecture and Indian artisans in colonial Mexico / Samuel Y. Edgerton ; with photographs by Jorge Pérez de Lara ; drawings by Mark Van Stone, James E. Ivey, and the author.
| Author/creator | Edgerton, Samuel Y. |
| Other author | Pérez de Lara, Jorge. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2001. |
| Description | xvii, 350 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : art as a tool of Christian conversion -- ch. 1. The millennium of the Mendicant friars -- ch. 2. The cross and the tree : the Christian convento as Indian cosmos -- ch. 3. The arch and the cave : open chapels in the Yucatán -- ch. 4. Indians and Renaissance art : Fray Pedro de Gante's School of Art at San José de Los Naturales -- ch. 5. Christian murals by Indian artists -- ch. 6. The convento as theater : medieval autos and nahua neixcuitill -- ch. 7. Stage and scenery -- ch. 8. The cloister as theater : Adam and Eve lost in Aztec paradise -- ch. 9. The convento as theater of memory -- ch. 10. "El Dorado" : the desolate desert conventos of New Mexico, 1598-1700 -- ch. 11. Religious architecture in "Those most remote provinces". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-344) and index. |
| LCCN | 00011870 |
| ISBN | 0826322565 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N7914.A1 E34 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |