Buchbeschreibung

León y Gama, Antonio.

DESCRIPCION HISTORICA Y CRONOLOGICA DE LAS DOS PIEDRAS. Que Con Ocasión Del Nuevo Empedrado Que Se Esta Formando En La Plaza Principal Del México, Se Hallarón En Ella El Año De 1790, Explícase el sistema de los calendarios de los indios, el método que tenian de dividir el tiempo, y la corrección que hacian de él para igualar el año civil, de que usaban, con el año solar trópico. Noticia muy necesaria para la perfecta inteligencia de la segunda piedra: que se añaden otras curiosas, instructivas sobre la mitología de los mexicanos, sobre su astronomía, y sobre los ritos y ceremonias que acost...

México, Alejandro Valdés, 1832, viii, 114;148p plus 5 fldg. b/w plates, illus., diags., tbls., bibls., quarter calf with gold stamping, marbled boards 21cm (fldg. plates repaired,some marginal pencil notations in front endpaper and margins, ex-libris stamp "Alberto Mascareñas", o/w v.g. copy). SECOND EDITION. The author was a leading Enlightenment savant of colonial Mexico, producing various works on lunar and solar eclipses, the aurora boarealis, and Mexican antiquities. The main text and illustrations deal with the discovery of the so-called Aztec Calendar Stone and of the massive and frightening statue of the earth goddess, Coatlicue, during a street paving project in 1790. The first edition was by Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros in 1792. This 2nd edition includes notes by Carlos Maria Bustamante and a biography of the author and is augmented with unpublished texts by Gama in response to scientist José Antonio Alzate y Ramirez whose severe criticism challenging and discrediting the author's archaeological findings and descriptions were published in the "Gaceta de México" on the 26 of June, 1792. Palau, 135588

Dieser Artikel wird angeboten von:

Howard Karno Books, Inc. (ABAA)

Adresse
P.O. Box 2100
Valley Center, CA 92082-9998
LandUSA
nationale VereinigungABAA
HauptkontaktHoward Karno
Weitere KontakteBeverly Joy-Karno (proprietor)
Telefon(760) 749-2304, (800) 345-2766
Fax(760) 749-4390
E-Mailemail
Internetwww.karnobooks.com
Spezialisierung
Latin America, Mexico, Caribbean, South America with emphasis on: Archaeology, Art, Illustrated Books, Artists' Books, Architecture, Photography, History, Linguistics, Original Manuscripts & Documents, Travel & Voyages, Dscovery & Conquest, Religion, Basques, Spanish Civil War, Military, Reference, Music, Dance, Cinema, Afro-Latin Americana, Mining, Cookbooks/Gastronomy, Political Posters/Graphic Art, Taller de Grafica Popular, Jose Guadalupe Posada, First Edition Literature
Katalogeissued regularly
ÖffnungszeitenBy appointment only

 

> Suchen Sie in der ILAB-Datenbank

Geschäftsbedingungen

VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS and DISCOVER CARD are accepted. All items are in good antiquarian condition, unless otherwise described; Any item may be returned within seven days of receipt in the same condition as received; prices are net, carriage and insurance are additional; California residents please add appropriate State sales tax; new customers are requested to send payment with order or supply satisfactory references; Institutional requirements accommodated; Overseas clients must remit in U.S. dollar funds, payable on a U.S. bank or transfer directly to our account. Appraisal, collection development and search services available. We buy individual titles and collections. Shipping costs may vary due to monthly fuel surcharge changes.

Über uns

Latin America, Mexico, Caribbean, South America with emphasis on: Archaeology, Art, Illustrated Books, Artists' Books, Architecture, Photography, History, Linguistics, Original Manuscripts & Documents, Travel & Voyages, Dscovery & Conquest, Religion, Basques, Spanish Civil War, Military, Reference, Music, Dance, Cinema, Afro-Latin Americana, Mining, Cookbooks/Gastronomy, Political Posters/Graphic Art, Taller de Grafica Popular, Jose Guadalupe Posada, First Edition Literature