Tras recorrer con asombro la geografia de Mexico, estudiar la naturaleza y descubrir los vestigios de nuestras civilizaciones antiguas, los viajeros europeos del siglo xix nos legaron testimonios cruciales para el registro de nuestra historia que, ademas, tienen un gran valor estetico. Esta edicion nos invita a mirar estas pinturas y fotografias como paisajes del alma extasiada ante el espectaculo envolvente y magico de lo Otro. ENGLISH: After being captivated by the geography of Mexico, exploring its natural environment and discovering the vestiges of our ancient civilizations, European travelers in the nineteenth century provided us with an important eyewitness record of Mexican history that also has great artistic value. The paintings and photographs on these pages are a glimpse into a soul intoxicated by the magical, ubiquitous spectacle of Otherness.
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Seller: Libreria El Dia, Tijuana, Mexico
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G9686533427I4N00
Seller: Libros Latinos, Redlands, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. 90p., color plates, color photo plate, illus., bibl., wrps, tall 4to. This issue examines the European traveler in Mexico at the end of the Colonial Era. Features the following articles: "Senderos de la Mirada. La Tierra Filosofal", "La Escuela Artística de Alexander von Humboldt" and "De Fossey y Sartorius en la Tierra de la Nostalgia". Includes color plates of water-color works. Texts printed in Spanish and English. Printed on coated stock. Seller Inventory # 113911