[ART] [MESOAMERICA] KLEIN, Cecelia F.

The Face of The Earth; Frontality in Two-Dimesional Mesoamerican Art

New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1976. First American Edition. Octavo. 21cm. Publisher's dark blue cloth titled in silver gilt to spine. [11]; 366pp. Light wear and scuffing to spine ends, clean and sharp; internally clean and fresh, bookplate to front pastedown. A very good, clean copy indeed.

An extremely in depth and informative doctoral analyis of a specific aspect of Mesoamerican artworks; the fact that subjects are often depicted in profile, with no "eye contact" with the viewer, and what this might mean artistically, thematically, and socio-historically to the artists and their audience. From the library of nathaniel Tarn, noted poet, translator and anthropologist, with his bookplate.

Price: $75.00

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