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Aztecs / edited by Doris Kurella, Martin Berger and Inés de Castro in cooperation with the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Mexico.
Penn Museum Library F1219.76.A78 A9813 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo, author of introduction.
- Islas, Ivonne Athie, author.
- López Luján, Leonardo, author.
- Jansen, Maarten E. R. G. N. (Maarten Evert Reinoud Gerard Nicolaas), 1952- author.
- Aurora Pérez Jiménez, Gabina, author.
- Hinz, Felix, author.
- Bayer, Ehrentraud, author.
- Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel, author.
- Berdan, Frances F., author.
- Mundy, Barbara E., author.
- Evans, Susan Toby, 1945- author.
- Olko, Justyna, author.
- Snijders, Ludo, author.
- Bussel, Gerard W. van, author.
- Olivier, Guilhem, 1962- author.
- Rojas Martínez Gracida, Araceli, author.
- Barrera Rodríguez, Raúl, author.
- Chávez Balderas, Ximena, author.
- Macuil Martinez, Raúl, 1976- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Azteken. English.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Aztecs.
- Civilization.
- History.
- Aztec art.
- Aztecs--Antiquities.
- Aztecs--Antiquities--Exhibitions.
- Aztec art--Exhibitions.
- Aztecs--History--Exhibitions.
- Aztecs--Civilization--Exhibitions.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- History.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 357 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, color maps, portraits (some color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- English edition.
- Manufacture:
- Passau, Germany Passavia Druckservice.
- Place of Publication:
- Stuttgart, Germany : Linden-Museum ; Wien : Weltmuseum ; Leiden, Netherlands : Museum Volkenkunde ; Munich, Germany : Hirmer, [2020]
- Language Note:
- English-language version of catalog also published in German; some text translated from Spanish.
- Summary:
- The landing of Hernan Cortes in Mexico in 1519 marked the end of the Aztec Empire. Spectacular, sometimes unpublished finds presented in this volume demonstrate the wealth of this culture while providing comprehensive insight into the fascinating history of the Aztec Empire. Renowned experts tell of the political, societal, and economic structures, of cultural achievements such as the complex calendar system and the Aztec language, and of religious rites. Previous objects from the magnificent furnishings of the palace of Emperor Moctezuma and the main temple Temple Mayor, including recently discovered sacrificial offerings that have never previously been exhibited, bear witness to the high standards of Aztec art and craftsmanship. --Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Words of welcome / Winfried Kretschmann
- Words of welcome / Alejandra Frausto Guerrero
- Preface and acknowledgements / Inés de Castro
- Introduction / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
- Meso-America / Ivonne Athie Islas
- The sources / Martin Berger
- The archaeology of Tenochtitlan / Leonardo López Luján
- Mexican codices : an introduction / Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen and Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez
- The written sources on the Aztec culture and the Spanish conquest / Felix Hinz
- The political economy in the Basin of Mexico / Doris Kurella
- Geography, ecology, cultivated plants and nutritional crops / Ehrentraud Bayer
- Mexica-Aztec society and government / Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
- Markets, merchants and tribute in the Aztec empire / Frances F. Berdan
- The migration of the Mexica and the founding of Tenochtitlan / Martin Berger
- Tenochtitlan : layout, planning and urban life / Barbara E. Mundy The Aztec palace / Susan Toby Evans
- Aztec rule and insignia / Justyna Olko
- Toltecayotl, the Aztec artisans / Ludo Snijders
- Three works of ancient Mexican feather art in Vienna / Gerard van Bussel
- Xolotl or Quetzalcoatl? / Inés de Castro
- Two Aztec feathered shields from the Wurttemberg art room / Inés de Castro
- The Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan / Leonardo López Luján
- The foundational myths of the Aztecs / Guilhem Olivier
- The 260-day calendar / Araceli Rojas Martínez Gracida
- The Templo Mayor / Leonardo López Luján
- The House of Eagles / Leonardo López Luján
- The Huei Tzompantli, the Ball Court and the Temple of Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl : a trilogy of recent discoveries / Raúl Barrera Rodríguez
- Sacrifice in ancient Mexico / Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen and Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez
- Bioarchaeology at the Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan / Ximena Chávez Balderas Nican tiistoque! ("Here we are!") / Raul Macuil Martínez.
- Notes:
- "An exhibition of the Linden-Museum Stuttgart in collaboration with Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen"--Colophon.
- Originally published in German in 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-355).
- "Aztecs" : October 12, 2019-May 3, 2020, Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany.
- "Aztecs" : June 24, 2020-January 6, 2021, Weltmuseum, Vienna, Austria.
- "Aztecs" : February 21, 2021-August 29, 2021, Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands.
- Local Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition held at Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, October 12, 2019 to May 3, 2020; Weltmuseum, Wien, June 24, 2020 to January 6, 2021; Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, February 21, 2021 to August 29, 2021.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- German edition
- English museum edition
- ISBN:
- 9783777433783
- 3777433780
- 9783777434834
- 3777434833
- OCLC:
- 1127284201
- Publisher Number:
- 9783777433783
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