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The Aztec and Maya papermakers
- Title
- The Aztec and Maya papermakers / by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen ; with an introduction by Dard Hunter.
- Author
- Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang, 1908-
- Publication
- New York : J.J. Augustin, c1943
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Schlosser 831 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KF+ 1943 (Von Hagen, V. W. Aztec and Maya papermakers) | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
- Description
- 115 p., [4], 32 leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., mounted col. facsim., maps, mounted samples; 34 cm.
- Subjects
- Paper, Plant fiber
- Tapa
- Paper, Mulberry
- Mayas > Social life and customs
- Paper, Bark > Specimens
- Ceremonial paper > Mexico > Specimens
- Paper, Plant fiber > Specimens
- Fiber plants
- Handmade paper > Mexico
- Papermaking > Central America
- Indians of Mexico > Religion
- Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
- Ceremonial objects > Mexico
- Otomi Indians > Papermaking
- Paper > Microscopy
- Indians of Mexico > Papermaking
- Miskito Indians > Papermaking
- Tapa > Specimens
- Paper, Mulberry > Specimens
- Aztecs > Papermaking
- Indians of Mexico > Legal status, laws, etc
- Papermaking > Mexico
- Note
- Mounted facsim. printed on folded sheet.
- Samples comprise 2 ceremonial paper dolls (1 each of light and dark xalamatl paper); 1 piece each of xalamatl limón, chichicaste, and moral paper from the inner bark of the mulberry tree, all made by the Otomi Indians, San Pablito, Hidalgo, Mexico; 1 piece of cilamatl paper, made by the Aztecs of Chicontepec, Vera Cruz, Mexico; and 1 piece of bark cloth from the fibers of the ficus tree, made by the Miskito of Honduras.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 111-115.
- Call Number
- Schlosser 831
- LCCN
- 43018595
- OCLC
- 3029612
- NYPG91-B7166
- Author
- Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang, 1908-
- Title
- The Aztec and Maya papermakers / by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen ; with an introduction by Dard Hunter.
- Imprint
- New York : J.J. Augustin, c1943 (New York, N.Y. : George Grady Press)
- Bibliography
- Bibliography: p. 111-115.
- Local Note
- "Limited edition of two hundred twenty copies"--T.p. verso.Prospectus (1 folded sheet ([3] p.)) laid in.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Ceremonial paper -- Mexico -- Specimens.Tapa -- Specimens.Paper, Plant fiber.Paper, Plant fiber -- Specimens.Paper, Bark.Paper, Bark -- Specimens.Paper, Mulberry.Paper, Mulberry -- Specimens.
- Added Author
- Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
- Research Call Number
- Schlosser 831*KF+ 1943 (Von Hagen, V. W. Aztec and Maya papermakers)