Monumentos del arte mexicano antiguo : Ornamentación, mitología, tributos y monumentos : [volume 3] / por el Dr. Antonio Peñafiel

Peñafiel, Antonio, 1831-1922 · 1890 · Berlin : A. Asher & Co., · 116 pictures

Antonio Peñafiel's 1890 volume 3 of Monumentos del arte mexicano antiguo, published in Berlin by A. Asher & Co., is a scholarly plate book documenting ancient Mexican ornament, mythology, tributes and monuments for specialists in Mexican antiquity. The pictures are hand-coloured plates of codex-style figures, glyph bands and stepped and scrolled motifs in flat red, green, ochre and blue on cream paper, offering a designer strong ready-made patterns, border rhythms and bold geometric colour blocking.

Indian art -- Mexico · Indians of Mexico -- Languages -- Writing · Mexico -- Antiquities

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