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Pre-Colombian America: Ritual Arts of the New World

Henri Stierlin; Octavio Autpaz; Iris Barry; Daniele Lavallee; Jean Paul Barbier; Conceicao, G. Correa

Synopsis:
The volume offers a complete and striking picture of the New World before its discovery by Christopher Columbus, and of the magnificent civilizations overrun and destroyed by the Spanish conquerors in the early 16th century: covering the fabulous empire of the Incas in Peru to the Mayan civilization on the high plateaux of Guatemala, the Olmec and Aztec cultures in Mexico to the populations of the Amazon territories.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2009, Hardcover - 2009, Hardcover - 2006, Hardcover - 2005, Hardcover - 2005, Hardcover - 2005, Softcover - 2002, Softcover - 2002, Softcover - 2001, Softcover - 2001