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Yecapixtla, la arquitectura de la luz

Title
Yecapixtla, la arquitectura de la luz / María Celia Fontana Calvo.
Author
Fontana Calvo, Ma. Celia (María Celia), 1963-
Publication
Cuernavaca, Morelos, México : Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, 2021.

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Description
66 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 21 x 21 cm
Summary
In the site of the church and former monastery of San Juan Bautista (formerly a teocalli, or sacred precinct, dedicated to a god of commerce called Yacapitzauac) in the town and municipality of Yecapixtla, located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico, the church stands out for its beauty and refined architecture. A 16th century Augustinian construction, although Renaissance inspired, integrates, some Gothic elements, like the facade rose window. This book analyzes the most important iconographic elements exhibited in the two splendid facades of the church and the importance given to St. John the Baptist, the promotion of the Eucharist - the Augustinians were the first to give unreserved communion to the new converts - and the adaptation of structures and images of classical Antiquity. Support for ancient religion beliefs favored the creation of a syncretic discourse. Still today, the famous Rose window is suffering the consequences of the earthquake in 2017, that wreaked havoc in much of Mexico and especially in (the state of) Morelosʺ (HKB Translation) --Verso Cover.
Subject
  • Convento de San Juan Bautista (Yecapixtla, Mexico)
  • Convents > Mexico > Yecapixtla
  • Augustinian architecture > Mexico > Yecapixtla
  • Church decoration and ornament > Mexico > Yecapixtla
  • Augustinian architecture
  • Buildings
  • Church decoration and ornament
  • Convents
  • Yecapixtla (Mexico) > Buildings, structures, etc
  • Mexico > Yecapixtla
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Presentación y agradecimientos -- Los evangelizadores en Yecapixtla -- Los grutescos que deleitando enseñan -- La luz del evangelio -- La eucaristía, agente principal de la evangelización agustina -- Tuan el Bautista, en torno a la figura del precursor -- La iglesia de Yecapixtla -- La portada lateral y su protección -- Una portada renacentista de carácter triunfal -- El sol luminoso del rosetón -- Resumen y conclusiones.
Call Number
JX 22-10042
ISBN
  • 9786078784226
  • 6078784226
OCLC
1301513574
Author
Fontana Calvo, Ma. Celia (María Celia), 1963- author.
Title
Yecapixtla, la arquitectura de la luz / María Celia Fontana Calvo.
Publisher
Cuernavaca, Morelos, México : Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, 2021.
Edition
Segunda edición.
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Research Call Number
JX 22-10042
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