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The painted tombs of Oaxaca, Mexico : living with the dead / by Miller, Arthur G.,1942-(CARDINAL)855973; Dávalos, Felipe.(CARDINAL)317926;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and indexes.The Painted Tombs of Oaxaca, Mexico examines ancestor veneration and the mural paintings produced over a three-thousand-year period by the Zapotec, one of pre-Columbian America's most visually rich cultures. Providing an art-historical and technical analysis of Zapotec mural art as it appears in tombs and on temples, Arthur G. Miller then examines these powerful images from the vantage point of family and lineage rituals related to the cult of the dead. Among his contributions are strikingly new observations on tomb reuse and the repainting of mural programs. More than a definitive record of a fading pre-Columbian visual tradition, this is an interdisciplinary study of funerary practices. Miller cogently demonstrates that the Zapotec tombs were, in effect, made to satisfy the needs of the living. Moreover, he documents the religious and social continuities, as well as changes, between ancient and contemporary Zapotec communities.

Subjects: Ancestor worship; Zapotec Indians; Zapotec mural painting and decoration; Zapotec painting.;

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The art historian : national traditions and institutional practices / by Zimmermann, Michael F.(CARDINAL)266076; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.(CARDINAL)137891;

Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Art historians; Art criticism;

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An illustrated catalog of American fruits & nuts : the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection / by Landey, Jacqueline,author.; United States.Department of Agriculture,sponsor.(CARDINAL)138479;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-381) and index.The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties, alongside specimens introduced by USDA plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Assembled between 1886 and 1942, the collection's remarkable, botanically accurate watercolors were executed by some 21 professional artists (including nine women). Authored largely before the widespread application of photography, the watercolors were intended to aid accurate identification and examination of fruit varietals, for the nation's fruit growers. Documenting the transformation of American pomology, the science of fruit breeding and production, and the horticultural innovations accountable for contemporary fruit cultivation and consumption, the USDA's collection offers fascinating anthropological and horticultural insights concerning the fruits we ecstatically devour, and why. With an abundance of reproductions from the collection, this gorgeous volume encompasses fruit-suffused anecdotes and observations drawn from the fields of archaeology and anthropology, horticulture and literature, ancient representation and contemporary visual art. It includes contributions by authors Jacqueline Landey, John McPhee, Michael Pollan and Marina Vitaglione.

Subjects: Catalogs.; Fruit; Watercolor painting;

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Culture and customs of Honduras / by Gold, Janet N.,author.(DLC)n 90710075 ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-161) and index.National identity and cultural diversity -- Indigenous Honduras -- Religion -- Daily living and lifestyles -- Literature and the oral tradition -- Traditional artisanry -- Visual arts -- Performing arts.This comprehensive look at contemporary life in the small Latin American nation allows high school students and general readers to explore the many facets of Honduran life and culture. More and more Hondurans and scholars today are becoming aware of the diversity in the nation, and are realizing that rather than a single, homogeneous culture, Honduras is made up of many different cultures. Gold incorporates this contemporary cultural consciousness in her treatment of Honduras's regional and linguistic diversity as well as in her descriptions of Honduras's indigenous communities. Key elements of the work include a look at national identity and cultural diversity, as well as an in-depth study of indigenous Honduras. Other chapters examine religion, as well as daily routines, cuisine, dress, media, sports, festivals, literature and oral storytelling, traditional crafts, visual arts, and music and dance. Ideal for high school students studying world culture, Latin American studies, and anthropology, as well as for general readers interested in the subject, Culture and Customs of Honduras is an essential addition for library shelves--From publisher description.

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The silence of the women : Bamana mud cloths / by Brett-Smith, Sarah C.,author.(CARDINAL)208135;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-297) and index.The Silence of the Women is the first full-length scholarly work devoted entirely to the textiles created by women of the Bamana people in Mali, West Africa. These traditional mud-dyed cloths have typically been treated as craft, but here, they are presented as a complex art form. Sarah Brett-Smith sensitively explores the hidden cultural testimony written into the mud-cloth patterns, documenting women's silent visual commentary on the events that dominate their lives--excision, arranged marriage, childbirth, and death. Exploring both art-historical and anthropological considerations of technique, style, symbolism, and function in Bamana textiles, this book illuminates a previously understudied art and gives voice to the women who make it.

Subjects: Bogolan cloth; Resist-dyed textiles; Women, Bambara; Textile crafts;

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Under different moons : African art in conversation / by Shelton, Anthony,author,writer of preface.; Porto, Nuno(Professor of art),contributor.; Salami, Titilope,contributor.; Yoshida, Kenji,1955-writer of foreword.; Figure. 1,publisher.; University of British Columbia.Museum of Anthropology,publisher.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index."Under Different Moons: African Art in Conversation shares--for the first time in print--the UBC Museum of Anthropology's extensive collection of brilliant objects from dozens of African cultures, gathered over nearly a century. These include masks from the Baule peoples of C̥te d'Ivoire, the Bijogos people of Guinea Bissau, and the Dogon peoples from Mali; three Bamana / Bozo puppet sets from Mali and Burkina Faso, with floats, cloth awnings and related animal masks; and Benin panels and castings, Makonde sculpture, and Yoruba thorn carvings that will make their public debut in the exhibition that this book accompanies. Throughout the book are beautiful photos of over 100 objects from the collection, as well as a dozen photos of contemporary artworks by Nigerian and Nigerian-Canadian artists. The first part of this book, by Anthony Alan Shelton, draws on an expansive ethnographic literature to contextualize MOA's collection within seven themes that reoccur in a wide number of societies across the African continent as well as in areas of Brazil and the Caribbean. In the second part, Titilope Salami focuses on contemporary Nigerian and diasporic artists to show the continued relevance of ritual practices in Nigerian artworks. And in the third part, Nuno Porto examines specific items in MOA's collection to reveal the social, historical, and market networks in which they once circulated and the changing significances ascribed them. Under Different Moons is part of a wider attempt to bring to public attention, especially that of African and diasporic Canadian communities, parts of an important cultural legacy, safeguarded in museums across the country, that can help empower new sectors and generations of citizens and widen the breadth and understanding of Canada's multi- and intercultural character."--

Subjects: Catalogs.; University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology; Art, African; Art, African;

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Green worlds of Renaissance Venice / by Cranston, Jodi,1969-author.(CARDINAL)785258;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index.Introduction : the green worlds of renaissance Venice -- The greening of Venice -- The green worlds of pastoral painting in Venice -- Floating Arcadia : pastoral vedute of Venice -- Pastoral sculpture -- The exported pastoral : painting after the 1520s."Considers the development of the pastoral in sixteenth-century Venice as an urban phenomenon specific to the lagoon. Studies Venetian urban gardens as actual places, imaginary spaces, and fantasies of urban planning challenged by ecological concerns"--Provided by publisher."From celebrated gardens in private villas to the paintings and sculptures that adorned palace interiors, Venetians in the sixteenth century conceived of their marine city as dotted with actual and imaginary green spaces. This volume examines how and why this pastoral vision of Venice developed. Drawing on a variety of primary sources ranging from visual art to literary texts, performances, and urban plans, Jodi Cranston shows how Venetians lived the pastoral in urban Venice. She describes how they created green spaces and enacted pastoral situations through poetic conversations and theatrical performances in lagoon gardens; discusses the island utopias found, invented, and mapped in distant seas; and explores the visual art that facilitated the experience of inhabiting verdant landscapes. Though the greening of Venice was relatively short lived, Cranston shows how the phenomenon had a lasting impact on how other cities, including Paris and London, developed their self-images and how later writers and artists understood and adapted the pastoral mode. Incorporating approaches from eco-criticism and anthropology, Green Worlds of Renaissance Venice greatly informs our understanding of the origins and development of the pastoral in art history and literature as well as the culture of sixteenth-century Venice. It will appeal to scholars and enthusiasts of sixteenth-century history and culture, the history of urban landscapes, and Italian art."---from front cover

Subjects: Art.; Art, Italian; Art, Renaissance; Gardens in art.; Gardens; Pastoral art;

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Zora Neale Hurston [videorecording] : claiming a space / by Bellows, Susan,television producer.(CARDINAL)212672; Bramley, Nikki,cinematographer.; MacLowry, Randall,television producer.(CARDINAL)270321; Strain, Tracy Heather,television director,screenwriter,television producer.(CARDINAL)270994; Turpin, Bahni,voice actor.(CARDINAL)353504; Williams, Vanessa,narrator.(CARDINAL)768970; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)309769; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.(CARDINAL)189964;

Editor, Mark Dugas ; music, Daniel J. Bowen ; cinematography, Nikki Bramley.Narrator, Vanessa Williams ; voice of Zora Neale Hurston, Bahni Turpin.Author Zora Neale Hurston's anthropological work challenges assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had been defined by the field in the 19th century.Rating : TV-14.English described videoEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingDVD; wide screen; stereo; region 1, NTSC.

Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Hurston, Zora Neale.; African American women; Authors, American; Civil rights workers; Folklorists;

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College majors handbook : with real career paths and payoffs : the actual jobs, earnings, and trends for graduates of 50 college majors / by Fogg, Neeta.(CARDINAL)635302;

What you need to know about the college investment decision, college success, and career choice. What pays off in high school : pre-college decisions and college and career choices ; The psychology of career choice : assessing abilities, interests, and values ; The economics of career choice -- Behavioral and medical sciences. Family and consumer sciences ; Health and medical technology ; Medical preparatory programs ; Nursing ; Parks, recreation, fitness, and leisure studies ; Pharmacy ; Physical therapy ; Psychology -- Business and administration. Accounting ; Applied mathematics, operations research, and statistics; Economics ; Financial management ; General business ; General mathematics ; Marketing ; Public administration -- Education. Elementary teacher education ; Mathematics and science teacher education ; Physical education and coaching ; Preschool/kindergarten/ early childhood teacher education ; Secondary teacher education ; Special education -- Engineering. Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering ; Architecture and environmental design ; Chemical engineering ; Civil engineering ; Computer systems engineering ; Electrical and electronics engineering ; Industrial engineering ; Mechanical engineering -- Humanities and social sciences. Anthropology and archaeology ; Communications ; Dramatic arts ; English language, literature and letters ; Foreign languages and literature ; Geography ; History ; Journalism ; Legal studies and pre-law ; Liberal arts and general studies ; Music and dance ; Philosophy and religion ; Political science, government, and international relations; Sociology ; Visual arts -- Natural sciences. Animal science ; Biology and life sciences ; Chemistry ; Forestry and environmental science ; Geology and geophysics ; Microbiology and biochemistry ; Physics and astronomy ; Plant science -- Technology. Computer science ; Electrical and electronics engineering technology ; Industrial production technology ; Information systems ; Mechanical engineering technology.

Subjects: Career education; College majors; Professions; Universities and colleges; Vocational guidance; Vocational interests;

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The College Board book of majors. by College Entrance Examination Board.(CARDINAL)137821;

Agriculture -- Agricultural business -- Agricultural economics -- Agronomy and crop science -- Animal sciences -- Equestrian studies -- Farm and ranch management -- Food science -- Horticulture -- Soil science -- Architecture -- Landscape architecture -- Urban, community, and regional planning -- Area, ethnic, and gender studies -- African-American studies -- American studies -- Asian studies -- European studies -- Latin American studies -- Native American studies -- Near and Middle Eastern studies -- Women's studies -- Biological sciences -- Biochemistry -- Biology -- Biotechnology -- Botany -- Cell biology and histology -- Entomology -- Genetics -- Marine biology -- Microbiology -- Molecular biology -- Zoology -- Business -- Accounting -- Business administration and management -- E-commerce -- Entrepreneurial studies -- Fashion merchandising -- Finance -- Hospitality administration and management -- Human resources management -- Insurance -- International business -- Management information systems -- Marketing -- Paralegal/legal assistance -- Real estate -- Communications -- Advertising -- Communications -- Digital media -- Journalism -- Public relations -- Radio and television -- Computer and information sciences -- Computer science -- Information sciences -- Education -- Early childhood education -- Elementary education -- Middle school education -- Physical education -- Secondary education -- Special education -- Engineering -- Aeronautical/aerospace engineering -- Agricultural and bioengineering -- Architectural engineering -- Chemical engineering -- Civil engineering -- Electrical and communications engineering -- Industrial engineering -- Marine engineering/naval architecture -- Materials engineering -- Mechanical engineering -- Metallurgical engineering -- Mining and mineral engineering -- Nuclear engineering -- Ocean engineering -- Software engineering -- Engineering technology -- Computer engineering technology -- Construction technology -- Drafting and design technology -- Electrical engineering technology -- Mechanical engineering technology -- Surveying technology -- Telecommunications technology -- English language and literature -- American literature -- Creative writing -- English -- Technical and business writing -- Family and consumer sciences -- Clothing, apparel and textile studies -- Culinary arts and chef training -- Family and consumer sciences -- Food and nutrition studies -- Housing and human environments -- Human development and family studies -- Health -- Athletic training -- Clinical/medical laboratory technology -- Communication disorders -- Dental hygiene -- Dietetics -- Emergency medical technology (EMT paramedic) -- Health care administration -- Licensed practical nursing -- Nursing (RN) -- Occupational therapy -- Pharmacy -- Physical therapy -- Physician assistant -- Radiologic technology/medical imaging -- Respiratory therapy -- Veterinary technology -- Humanities -- Classics -- Comparative literature -- History -- Liberal arts and sciences -- Linguistics -- Philosophy -- Languages -- American Sign Language (ASL) -- Arabic -- Chinese -- French -- German -- Italian -- Russian -- Spanish -- Mathematics -- Applied mathematics -- Mathematics -- Statistics -- Multi/interdisciplinary studies -- Gerontology -- Global studies -- Medieval and Renaissance studies -- Neuroscience -- Peace studies -- Natural resources and conservation -- Environmental science -- Fishing and fisheries -- Forestry -- Natural resources and conservation -- Wildlife and wilderness management -- Parks and recreation -- Parks, recreation and leisure studies -- Sports and fitness administration -- Physical sciences -- Aeronautics and aviation science -- Astronomy -- Astrophysics -- Atmospheric science -- Chemistry -- Geology/earth science -- Oceanography -- Physics -- Protective services -- Criminal justice and law enforcement -- Fire protection and safety technology -- Forensic science -- Public administration -- Human services -- Public administration -- Social work -- Religion and theology -- Bible studies -- Islamic studies -- Judaic studies -- Religious studies -- Sacred music -- Theology -- Social sciences -- Anthropology -- Archaeology -- Economics -- Geography -- International relations -- Political science -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Visual and performing arts -- Animation -- Art history -- Cinematography and film/video production -- Dance -- Drama and theater arts -- Fashion and apparel design -- Fine/studio arts -- Graphic design -- Interior design -- Music, general -- Music management -- Music performance -- Music theory and composition -- Theater design and technology -- Brief descriptions of majors -- The Colleges -- Special academic programs -- Combined bachelor's/graduate program in -- Accounting -- Architecture -- Business administration -- Chemistry -- Dentistry -- Education -- Engineering -- Environmental studies -- Fine arts -- Forestry -- Law -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Nursing -- Occupational therapy -- Optometry -- Osteopathic medicine -- Pharmacy -- Physical therapy -- Podiatry -- Psychology -- Social work -- Veterinary medicine -- Double major -- Student-designed major -- Teacher certification.Provides information on over nine hundred college majors, including related fields, prior high school subjects, possible courses of study, and career options and trends for graduates.

Subjects: Directories.; Indexes.; Universities and colleges; College majors; Degrees, Academic;

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