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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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TextRestricted use *KF+ 1943 (Von Hagen, V. W. Aztec and Maya papermakers)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
TextPermit needed Schlosser 831Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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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.
Subject
  • Aztecs > Papermaking
  • Mayas > Social life and customs
  • Papermaking
  • Otomi Indians > Papermaking
  • Miskito Indians > Papermaking
  • Indians of Mexico > Legal status, laws, etc
  • Papermaking > Mexico
  • Indians of Mexico > Papermaking
  • Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
  • Papermaking > Central America
  • Handmade paper > Mexico
  • Indians of Mexico > Religion
  • Fiber plants
  • Tapa
  • Paper > Microscopy
  • Ceremonial objects > 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.
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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)
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