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Art e y arqueología en el Altiplano Central de México. Una visión a trav és del art e Art and Archaeology in the Mexican Central Plateau. A Vision Through Art María Teresa Uriarte “This book has a defined purpose: carry the reader before the presence of the artistic expressions of a fundamental region in Mesoamerica: the Mexican Central Plateau” Eduardo Matos Moctezuma • Rigorous analysis of antique art in the Mexican Central Plateau. • A journey through Mesoamerican symbolism and art. • Illustrated edition. This book proposes a series of interpretations on the art done by the cultures of a fundamental region in Mesoamerica: the Mexican Central Plateau. María Teresa Uriarte takes a fragment of tradition, but she also develops a critique to it. Added to her reflections, a variety of archaeological monuments recently discovered, in order to establish the sense of the shapes and symbols in their social space. This work may be considered as an introduction to the Mesoamerican cultures of the Mexican Central Plateau. About the author (see page 13) Author’s Awards (see page 13) Readership • Archaeologists • Art historians • Readers interested in the cultures of the Mexican Central Plateau 1st edition: unam, Mexico, 2012 Size: 6.69 in x 9.84 in ISBN: 978-607-02-4001-0 MSRP USD$40.45 By the same author Rock Painting in Baja California María Teresa Uriarte Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/inah Olmeca Volume 1 María Teresa Uriarte and Rebecca B. González Lauck Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Fragments of the Past: Pre- Hispanic Murals María Teresa Uriarte conacyt/Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 14 www.libros.unam.mx Pre-Hispanic culture


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