Aztecs /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Academy of Arts,
2002
London : c2002 |
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Table of Contents:
- The Aztecs' search for the past / Leonardo López Luján
- Cosmovision, religion and the calendar of the Aztecs / Alfredo López Austin
- Aztec society : economy tribute and warfare / Frances Berdan
- The Templo Mayor, the great temple of the Aztecs / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
- Art at the time of the Aztecs
- Felipe Solis Olguin
- Aztec codices, literature and philosophy / Miguel León-Portilla
- The conquest / Hugh Thomas
- Exhibitions and collectors of pre-Hispanic Mexican artefacts in Britain / Adrian Locke
- Antecedents / Esther Pasztory
- The human form / Isabel Carlisle
- The natural world / Alfredo López Austin
- Gods of life / Adrian Locke
- Gods of death / Adrian Locke
- Religion / Felipe Solis Olguin
- Gold and symbols of status / Warwick Bray
- The Tempo Mayor at Tenochtitlan / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
- Treasures / Jeffrey Quilter
- Contact : Indo-Christian art / Eleanor Wake
- Codices / Joanne Harwood
- Essays
- 1 Introduction / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma and Felipe Solis Olguin
- 2. The Aztecs' Search for the Past / Leonardo Lopez Lujan
- 3. Cosmovision, Religion and the Calendar of the Aztecs / Alfredo Lopez Austin
- 4. Aztec Society: Economy, Tribute and Warfare / Frances Berdan
- 5. The Templo Mayor, the Great Temple of the Aztecs / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
- 6. Art at the Time of the Aztecs / Felipe Solis Olguin
- 7. Aztec Codices, Literature and Philosophy / Miguel Leon-Portilla
- 8. The Conquest / Hugh Thomas
- 9. Exhibitions and Collectors of Pre-Hispanic Mexican Artefacts in Britain / Adrian Locke
- Catalogue
- I. Antecedents / Esther Pasztory
- II. The Human Form / Isabel Carlisle
- III. The Natural World / Alfredo Lopez Austin
- IV. Gods of Life / Adrian Locke
- V. Gods of Death / Adrian Locke
- VI. Religion / Felipe Solis Olguin
- VII. Gold and Symbols of Stature / Warwick Bray
- VIII. The Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
- IX. Treasures / Jeffrey Quilter
- X. Contact / Eleanor Wake
- XI. Codices / Joanne Harwood.