Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Inca (World of Art) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rebecca Stone-miller
Publisher: Thames Hudson
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Sub
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0500203636
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9780500203637
ASIN: 0500203636
Publication Date: September 2002
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This wide-ranging survey has established itself as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture. Now fully revised, it describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Chimu, and Inca cultures, among others. Their impressive cities, tall pyramids, shining goldwork, and intricate textiles constitute one of the greatest artistic traditions in history. PFor the second edition, Rebecca Stone-Miller has added new material covering the earliest mummification in the world at Chinchorros, wonderful new Moche murals and architectural reconstructions, the latest finds from the Chachapoyas culture, and a greater emphasis on shamanism. Throughout, Stone-Miller demonstrates how the Andean peoples adapted and refined their aesthetic response to an extremely inhospitable environment. 185 illustrations, 35 in color.
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Incredible window into Pre-contact Andean world September 7, 2008
Uyvsdi (Oklahoma)
Illustrations, analysis - all incredible. A wonderful first book for people curious about the indigenous Andean world
Balanced and Astute July 8, 2004
Michael Gunther (Maryland, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book stands out, among many others, for the quality of insight that Rebecca Stone-Miller brings to her study of Andean art. Not content with simple typology and iconography, her account is illuminated by the cultural constants - duality, reciprocity, hierarchy, and embeddedness in nature (p. 218) that she finds in the underlying Andean cultures. Art history, in these terms, becomes an exploration of meaning, both of the art that is produced and of the culture that produces it. It's rare to find so much insight in an introductory book; I highly recommend it.pAnother strength of the book is the nicely-judged balance of attention that the author pays to the multitude of cultures (including the Chavin, Nasca, Moche, Wari, Tiwanaku, Chimu, and Inca, to name just some) that weave together into the Andean tapestry. The author also provides balanced coverage of all the arts -- metalwork, tapestry, featherwork, stone working, and architecture, in addition to the ever-popular ceramics (pottery).pWith so much ground to cover, there are relatively few individual ceramic examples in the book; this unfortunately gives a too-restricted an idea of the range of form, beauty, and variety of Pre-Columbian pottery from South America. I recommend a book such as Ceramics of Ancient Peru, by Christopher B. Donnan, as a supplement to Rebecca Stone-Miller's study. pA small number of errors have made it through the second edition. For example, the distance from Quito to Santiago is quoted as 3400 miles, rather than the correct 3400 kilometers. A bothersome number of specialized terms were left out of the index. A glossary would have been helpful, and one wishes that more of the photos had been printed in color rather than black and white. pIn summary, Art of the Andes is a balanced and insightful survey that should appeal to a wide variety of readers. It's the kind of book that doesn't just sit on the shelf after one reading, but gets picked up again, thumbed through, and read more than once.
Excellent historical overview of native Andean art. September 23, 2000
I. Dunn (Canberra, ACT Australia)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is an excellent overview of native Andean artform the earliest perod through Chavin, Paracas, Nasca, Moche, Tiwanaku, Wari, to Incan. Covers architecture, textiles ,pottery and metallic arts. Looks at the main themes of religious and secular art in these various mediums. Text is accompanied by many black and white photographs, drawings and plans. Some photographs are in colour.pI found this work most interesting for the way it brings out the Andean worldview through the artistic artifacts remaining of those cultures. The work is also reasonably priced and up to date.
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