Mexico's churches and conventos display a unique blend of European and native styles. Missionary Mendicant friars arrived in New Spain shortly after Cortes's conquest of the Aztec empire in 1521 and immediately related their own European architectural and visual arts styles to the tastes and expectations of native Indians. Right from the beginning the friars conceived of conventos as a special architectural theater in which to carry out their proselytizing. Over four hundred conventos were established in Mexico between 1526 ...
Read More
Mexico's churches and conventos display a unique blend of European and native styles. Missionary Mendicant friars arrived in New Spain shortly after Cortes's conquest of the Aztec empire in 1521 and immediately related their own European architectural and visual arts styles to the tastes and expectations of native Indians. Right from the beginning the friars conceived of conventos as a special architectural theater in which to carry out their proselytizing. Over four hundred conventos were established in Mexico between 1526 and 1600, and more still in New Mexico in the century following, all built and decorated by native Indian artisans who became masters of European techniques and styles even as they added their own influence. The author argues that these magnificent sixteenth and seventeenth-century structures are as much part of the artistic patrimony of American Indians as their pre-Conquest temples, pyramids, and kivas. Mexican Indians, in fact, adapted European motifs to their own pictorial traditions and thus made a unique contribution to the worldwide spread of the Italian Renaissance. The author brings a wealth of knowledge of medieval and Renaissance European history, philosophy, theology, art, and architecture to bear on colonial Mexico at the same time as he focuses on indigenous contributions to the colonial enterprise. This ground-breaking study enriches our understanding of the colonial process and the reciprocal relationship between European friars and native artisans.
Read Less
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $2.76, good condition, Sold by More Than Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $3.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $6.24, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $6.25, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Midway Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 26 x 21 cm. 350pp. Violet cloth in dust jacket. A few bumps to bottom of boards. Closed tear to front cover of jacket.
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near fine in near fine jacket. Color and black & white illustrations throughout. xvii, 350 pages. Small 4to, lilac boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (several small tears). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2001). First edition. Edgerton's signature and lengthy gift inscription on half-title page. Cloth toned at edges. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Drawings by Mark Van Stone, James E. Ivey, and the author.
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion-Religious Architecture & Indian to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Shaker Mill Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Stockbridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by U of Mexico Press.
Add this copy of Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and to cart. $34.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of New Mexico Press.
