Main entry:

Stierlin, Henri.

Title & Author:

Art of the Incas and its origins / Henri Stierlin.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1984.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
"Translation from the French, L'art Inca et ses origines : de Valdivia à Machu Picchu, by Betty and Peter Ross"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index.
I. Background, population and technological achievements -- Geography of the Andean countries -- Population of the Americas -- The growth of agriculture -- Resources and deficiencies of the Andean peoples -- II. The emergence of civilization : from Valdivia to Chorrera -- The case for Ecuador -- Appearance of ceramics -- The ceremonial centre at Real Alto -- The Machalilla phase : retrogression and innovation -- The diversity of Chorrera pottery -- III. Chavin : the birth of classicism in Peru -- Phases of pre-ceramic agriculture -- Gourd decoration and the art of weaving -- Beginnings of architecture -- The Chavin sanctuary -- Sculpture and iconography -- The dawn of Peruvian ceramics -- IV. Ceramics and gold-work : the heyday of the Mochica culture -- Chavin pottery -- The discovery of Vicus pottery -- Mochica society -- Architecture and town planning -- Panamarca and Pampa Grande -- From portrait vessels to Polychrome pottery -- Ceramics and art -- Art and archetypes -- The emergence of metallurgy -- La Tolita and Jama Coaque -- V. Artists and craftsmen of Paracas-Nazca -- Fourth thousand years of evolution -- From Paracas pottery, to the art of the Nazca potters -- The development of textiles -- Mysterious drawings in the desert -- VI. Art and architecture of Tiahuanaco -- Mythical city -- Architecture of Tiahuanaco -- Town planning and chronology -- Sculpture and iconography -- Diffusion of Tiahuanacoid forms -- Recuay pottery and the Wilcawain tombs -- VII. Mass art in the Chimu Empire -- Building of the Chimu Empire -- Chanchan : a study in urban planning -- The role of the citadels or places -- Sequence and duration -- Architectural decoration -- Ceramics and gold-work -- Chancay and Ica Regions -- VIII. The Inca empire -- Organization and social welfare -- A proliferation of witnesses -- Historical perspective -- Social structure -- Public works -- The intellectual aspect -- A socialist culture -- IX. The Incas and art -- The legacy of the builders -- Planning and the monuments of Cuzco -- The city of Pisac : eagle's nest -- The lost city : Machu Picchu -- Other types of building -- Inca arts and crafts -- The decline of the Pre-Columbians.

ISBN:

0847805298
9780847805297

Subject:

Indian art Andes Region.
Inca art.
Indians of South America Andes Region.
Art inca.
Peuples autochtones Andes.
Indians of South America
Indian art
Andes Region

Holdings:

Location: Library main 48716
Call No.: PO11552
Status: Available