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Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico

Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Beatriz De La Fuente (Editor), Beatriz De La Fuente

The catalogue of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in the summer of 1995, the first comprehensive show devoted to Olmec art in the United States. Over 120 pieces are represented, including 17 monumental sculptures from Mexican museums and archaeological sites.

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Atlas of ancient America

Atlas of ancient America more books like this

by Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson, Dean R. Snow

Text, illustrations, and maps survey the history, art, and archaeology of the original cultures native to North, Central, and South America.

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Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

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Museums of the Andes more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, William J. Conklin

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Maya World more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

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Pre-Columbian Art more books like this

by Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Elizabeth P. Benson (Editor), Robert Woods Bliss Collection Of Pre-Col

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Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru

Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Anita G Cook (Editor)

Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies, as in many pre-modern cultures. Ritual sacrifices were considered necessary for this propitiation and for maintaining a proper reciprocal relationship between humans and the ...

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An annotated bibliography of U.S. scholarship on the history of the family more books like this

by Elizabeth Benson-Von Der Ohe, Elizabeth Benson Ohe, Valmari M Mason

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Ancient America

Ancient America more books like this

by Michael D Coe, Dean Snow, Elizabeth Benson

Text, illustrations, and maps survey the history, art, and archaeology of the original cultures native to North, Central, and South America.

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Mesoamerican Writing Systems more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson

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The Junius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference more books like this

by Ann Pollard Rowe (Editor), Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Anne-Louise Schaffer (Editor)

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Chaucer's Religious Tales

Chaucer's Religious Tales more books like this

by C David Benson (Editor), Elizabeth Robertson (Editor)

These thirteen essays by distinguished Chaucerians deal with the most neglected genre of the 'Canterbury Tales', the religious tales. Although the prose works are also discussed, the primary focus of the volume is on Chaucer's four poems in rhyme royal: the 'Clerk's Tale', the 'Man of Law's Tale', the 'Second Nun's Tale' and the 'Prioress's Tale'. ...

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The Olmec and Their Neighbors: Essays in Memory of Matthew W. Stirling more books like this

by Michael D Coe, David C Grove, Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

Twenty-one papers on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, "pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization."

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The Mochica: a culture of Peru more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson

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My Sister, My Sorrow more books like this

by Elizabeth Benson

Beth Manning's older sister, Janna, is perfect. At least that's how it seems to Beth. More than anything else, Beth wishes for something to make her as special as Janna. Then, after her 14th birthday, Beth gets her wish in a terrible way: she develops leukemia. Eventually, Beth is able to show her sister and herself that perfection isn't nearly as ...

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Three Maya relief panels at Dumbarton Oaks

Three Maya relief panels at Dumbarton Oaks more books like this

by Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson

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The True Story of Saint Nicholas

The True Story of Saint Nicholas more books like this

by Rebecca Benson Haskell, Elizabeth Durham Goodhue (Illustrator)

Santa Claus is real. His name comes from the Dutch colloquial "Sinterklaas," a short way of saying Sint Nicolaas. This charming book, ideal for under the Christmas tree, is the result of the effort of a great-grandmother from Marblehead, Massachusetts to tell her family about the real Santa Claus, a Christian saint born around 260 AD, known to ...

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The Cult of the feline; a conference in pre-Columbian iconography, October 31st and November 1st, 1970. more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, Dumbarton Oaks

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Art of the Andes : pre-Columbian sculptured and painted ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler collections more books like this

by Paul A. Clifford, Elizabeth P. Benson, Lois Katz, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Bayley Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

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An Olmec Figure at Dumbarton Oaks more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson

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Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America

Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson, Susan Milbrath (Foreword by)

Drawing on an extensive set of images, this text examines the practical, ritual, and mythic importance of animals in pre-Columbian life and thought as well as the meanings that animals still have for the modern descendants of those indigenous peoples.

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Maya Iconography more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson, Gillett G Griffin (Editor)

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Mesoamerican Sites and World-Views: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976 more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson (Editor)

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Day In, Day Out: Women's Lives in North Dakota more books like this

by Elizabeth Hampsten (Designed by), Kathryn Sweney (Editor), Bjorn Benson (Editor)

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First and Second Marriages

First and Second Marriages more books like this

by Elizabeth Benson-Von Der Ohe

This book is a pathbreaking longitudinal study that provides in-depth information about the lives of middle class second-marriage couples. Focusing on marital happiness, husband-wife equality, dual career problems, and children, the author followed 156 couples for three to four years, interviewing both spouses and analyzing the data according to ...

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