Painting the skin pigments on bodies and codices in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica / edited by Élodie Dupey García and María Luisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual.

Other author Dupey García, Elodie.
Other author Vázquez de Agredos Pascual, M. Luisa.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoTucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2018]
Descriptionx, 284 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Cosmetics--Mexico. --History. --To 1500.
Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs.
Manuscripts, Mexican (Pre-Columbian)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mexican--History. --To 1500.

Abstract "The book brings together exciting research on painted skins--human, animal, and vegetal--in Mesoamerica. It offers physicochemical analysis and interdisciplinary understandings of the materiality, uses, and cultural meanings of the colors applied on a multitude of skins, including bodies, codices, and even building 'skins'"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018019551
ISBN9780816538447 (cloth : alk. paper)