{"product_id":"maya-christian-murals-of-early-modern-yucatan-hardback-9781477329689","title":"Maya Christian Murals of Early Modern Yucatán (Hardback) 9781477329689","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaya Christian Murals of Early Modern Yucatán\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmara Solari (Author), Linda K. Williams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477329689, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 120 color illus.\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 2.8 cm, 1.447 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe authors successfully blend rigorous art historical research with scientific pigment analysis, shedding light on the resilience and creativity of Maya artists...[and] the book’s design and production reflect exceptional quality, as expected from the University of Texas Press...The book excels in presenting a nuanced narrative of Maya-Christian murals. It challenges colonial assumptions by foregrounding Maya Native contributions to art history while illustrating cultural resistance through visual media.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Maya Heritage)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first study of Christian murals created by indigenous artists in sixteenth and seventeenth century YucatÁn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Maya artists painted murals in churches and \u003ci\u003econventos\u003c\/i\u003e of YucatÁn using traditional techniques to depict iconography brought from Europe by Franciscan friars. The fragmentary visual remains and their placement within religious structures embed Maya conceptions of sacredness beyond the didactic imagery. Mobilizing both cutting-edge technology and tried-and-true analytical methods, art historians Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams reexamine the Maya Christian murals, centering the agency of the people who created them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The first volume to comprehensively document the paintings, \u003ci\u003eMaya Christian Murals of Early Modern YucatÁn \u003c\/i\u003ecollects new research on the material composition of the works, made possible by cutting-edge imaging methods. Solari and Williams investigate pigments and other material resources, as well as the artists and historical contexts of the murals. The authors uncover numerous local innovations in form and content, including images celebrating New World saints, celestial timekeeping, and ritual processions. Solari and Williams argue that these murals were not simply vehicles of coercion, but of cultural “grafting,” that allowed Maya artists to shape a distinctive and polyvocal legacy in their communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Introducing Catholic Murals in an Art Historical Context (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Creating the Corpus (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. The Extirpation of Color at the Convento of Saint Michael Archangel, ManÍ\u003cbr\u003e (Amara Solari) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. The Transformation of Sacred Materials in the Sacristy of Saint Michael Archangel, Temax (Linda K. Williams and Amara Solari) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Franciscan and Maya Contemplation at the Convento of Saint John the Baptist, Motul (Amara Solari) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Performing Christ’\u003cbr\u003es Passion at the Convento of Saint Clare, DzidzantÚ\u003cbr\u003en (Amara Solari) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. Visualizing Healing at the Convento of Saint Anthony of Padua, Izamal (Linda K. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8. Local Practice and Trans-Atlantic Theology through the Seventeenth Century (Linda K. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Epilogue. The Enduring Medium (Amara Solari and Linda K. Williams) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix. Extant Murals of Early Modern YucatÁ\u003cbr\u003en \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591020146968,"sku":"9781477329689","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/maya-christian-murals-of-early-modern-yucatan-hardback-9781477329689","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}