Designs from Pre-Columbian Mexico by Jorge Enciso (English) Paperback Book

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Characterizes ancient Mexican art through black-and-white reproductions of original motifs discovered in archaeological digs.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

This is a sourcebook and treasury of unique designs, in a collection never published before-300 original motifs created by the Aztecs, Toltecs, Totonacs, and others-all ready for use by the artist, illustrator, designer, hobbyist, and handicrafter. As an inexpensive source of unusual themes, this volume is unparalleled. The designs were found on malacates, small clay spindle weights or whorls made by the pre-Conquest peoples of Mexico and discovered in archeological digs. The unknown artists showed great imagination and originality in decorating the essentially round objects, each with its hole at center. In the large outer circles appear motifs of the humanlike deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets-employed with all the boldness and fanciful ideas characteristic of pre-Columbian art. Rendered in sharp black-and-white, the designs may be reproduced, enlarged, reduced, or altered at will. Wherever a novel, strong, rhythmic effect is desired-in advertising, book design, packages, wrappings, labels, bookplates, textiles, wallpapers, leather craft, woodwork, jewelry, metalcraft-these motifs will serve beautifully. The designs were selected by Jorge Enciso, an outstanding figure in the cultural life of Mexico, from malacates in the archeological museums of Mexico City, Teotihuacán, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and the collections of Diego Rivera, William Spratling, Roberto Montenegro, and others.

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This is a sourcebook and treasury of unique designs, in a collection never published before--300 original motifs created by the Aztecs, Toltecs, Totonacs, and others--all ready for use by the artist, illustrator, designer, hobbyist, and handicrafter. As an inexpensive source of unusual themes, this volume is unparalleled. The designs were found on malacates, small clay spindle weights or whorls made by the pre-Conquest peoples of Mexico and discovered in archeological digs. The unknown artists showed great imagination and originality in decorating the essentially round objects, each with its hole at center. In the large outer circles appear motifs of the humanlike deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets--employed with all the boldness and fanciful ideas characteristic of pre-Columbian art. Rendered in sharp black-and-white, the designs may be reproduced, enlarged, reduced, or altered at will. Wherever a novel, strong, rhythmic effect is desired--in advertising, book design, packages, wrappings, labels, bookplates, textiles, wallpapers, leather craft, woodwork, jewelry, metalcraft--these motifs will serve beautifully. The designs were selected by Jorge Enciso, an outstanding figure in the cultural life of Mexico, from malacates in the archeological museums of Mexico City, Teotihuac

Long Description

300 bold, rhythmic circle designs, originally incorporated on small clay spindle weights, depicting man-like deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets -- all employed with the boldness and fanciful characteristics of pre-Columbian art.

Details ISBN0486227944 Author Jorge Enciso Short Title DESIGNS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN MEX Language English ISBN-10 0486227944 ISBN-13 9780486227948 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 745.441 Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1879 Death 1969 DOI 10.1604/9780486227948 UK Release Date 1972-04-01 AU Release Date 1972-04-01 NZ Release Date 1972-04-01 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Pages 105 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Edition Description New edition Series Dover Pictorial Archive Audience General Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-02-01 US Release Date 2000-02-01 We've got this

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