Theatrum Mundi: Masks and Masquerades in Mexico and the Andes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781773271378)

Theatrum Mundi ("the theatre of the world") describes the diversity of masks and performances that originated from the violent struggles between European, Arabic and "New World" civilizations. This authoritative study celebrates over 500 years of Mexican and South American Indigenous dance dramas and explains how mask makers, religious practitioners, masqueraders and entrepreneurs have helped to continuously reinvent, revitalize and express the changing world around them. The culmination of four decades of research by Dr. Anthony Shelton, professor of art history and director of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia, the text is illustrated by field photographs and images from MOA and other notable mask collections

Author: Anthony Alan Shelton
ISBN-10: 1773271377
ISBN-13: 9781773271378
Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.25lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.90w x 1.30d