Inside Abstraction : Interpreting Inka Visual Culture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dean, Carolyn.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.

Summary:

Illuminating the abstract art of the Inka, what it conveys about Inka values, and its relationship to those who view it.Inka visual culture is unusual in its tendency toward abstraction.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Note on orthography

Introduction. Naming the problem

1 Vexing texts and confounding configurations

2 Thoughtful decoration

3 Pattern in practice

4 Intersubjective interpretation

5 Nonimagery across cultures

6 Collaborative cultures

Acknowledgments

Notes

Glossary of frequently used Runasimi (Quechua) words

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4773-3197-2

1-4773-3198-0

OCLC:

1527716515