The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico : crowned-nun portraits and reform in the convent / by James M. Córdova. [electronic resource]
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- 9780292753167 (e-book)
- 757.0972/09033 23
- ND1312.M44 C67 2013
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
"This book is a part of the Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture publication initiative, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Women's Religious Pathways in New Spain -- Chapter 2. New Spanish Portraiture and Portraits of Nuns -- Chapter 3. Euro-Christian Precedents in the Crowned-Nun Image -- Chapter 4. Indigenous Contributions to Convent Arts and Culture -- Chapter 5. The Profession Portrait in a Time of Crisis -- Chapter 6. Colonial Identity Rhetorics -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Offering a pioneering interpretation of the "crowned nun" portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation in Mexico"-- Provided by publisher.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.