Crafts of Mexico is a visual celebration of Mexican crafts, presenting page after page of full-color photographs alongside essays by leading art historians, interviews with and profiles of leading craftspeople, and appreciations by leading writers. The section on ceramics looks at the famous Talavera work from the colonial city of Puebla, and the fantastical creations of Tonalá and Metepec; detailed examinations of Mexican textiles, from Chiapas and Oaxaca, include histories of the weavings and a study of the symbolism in the patterns plus a special section on shawls. Basket weaving focuses on the well-known Seri baskets from Northern Mexico; tinwork spans from folk figures to cathedral alters; lacquerwork takes an in-depth look at Mexico’s adoption of this traditionally Asian craft; and much, much more. Beautifully illustrated, Crafts of Mexico is sure to become the authoritative work.

Crafts of Mexico

Arts & Photography

Margarita De Orellana

Alberto Ruy Sánchez

History & Criticism

Smithsonian Books

Tequila is a national drink of great variety and complexity, inextricably entwined with the history and culture of Mexico. Tequila is the first book in English to explore fully what has been called “that burning river in a small glass.” The book is a wonderful guide to everything you need to know about tequila, from 21 background questions and answers, to an A-Z illustrated description of all the tequila brands from the most common to the rarest, to a collection of recipes, not only for cocktails but also for tequila shrimp. Accompanying this practical information are thought-provoking and entertaining articles on the history of tequila making, from the Aztecs through colonial times to the present; a look at tequila in the movies and in literature; and poems, poetic evocations, and a short story by Laura Esquivel, the acclaimed author of Like Water for Chocolate, written especially for this volume.

Tequila

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Mexico S Cultural Heritage

Artes De Mexico Y Del Mundo

Seis autores estudian y muestran el arte ancestral de la laca en Mexico, sus influencias orientales y europeas, y la importancia de su preservacion. ENGLISH TRANSLATION Six authors share their insights into the ancient art of lacquerwork in Mexico, its Oriental and European influences and the importance of its preservation.

Lacas mexicanas (Mexican Lacquerwork) (Spanish Edition)

Graphic Design

Artes de Mexico

Los ninos que hablan nuu Savi, la lengua de la lluvia, tambien juegan con adivinanzas. En estas paginas encontraras los mas divertidos acertijos de los habitantes de la mixteca y podras conocer sus traducciones a seis lenguas. ENGLISH TRANSLATION Children who speak nuu Savi, the language of the rain, also like to play with riddles. In this book you can discover some of the funniest riddles told by the people of the Mixteca region, and read their translations in six different languages: English, three varieties of Mixtec, Spanish and Catalan.

Adivinanzas en mixteco, la lengua de la lluvia (Mixtec Riddles) (Spanish, Catalan and English Edition)

Children's Books

Humor

Pareciera que en el Domingo de Ramos de Uruapan se cristaliza el deseo de Vasco de Quiroga de ver a los indi­genas de cada pueblo formados en un oficio. Y es que, en este dia, se dan cita artesanos del barro, del textil, de la laca, de los metales, la cesteria, la gastronomia, ademas de musicos y danzantes de todo el estado, en una fiesta que nos deja ver la riqueza artesanal de Michoacan. Y que nos permite descubrir la estetica de una tradicion viva. English: Palm Sunday in Uruapan seems to be the crystallization of Vasco de Quiroga s desire to see every indigenous communi­ty trained in a particular craft. Every year on this day, artisans who work in clay, textiles, lacquerwork, metal and basketry gather in Uruapan for a festival that showcases the state s wealth of crafts as well as regional foods, music and dance. This book is a window on a living tradition.

Domingo de ramos en Uruapan, Michoacan / Palm Sunday in Uruapan, Michoacan (Spanish Edition)

Photography & Video

Un tributo a la memoria del antropologo aleman y pionero de la etnologia en Mexico, Konrad Theodor Preuss, quien emprendio su aventura mexicana hace un siglo. Fruto de ella son sus registros de cantos, rezos, musica y danzas documentados en ceremoniales coras, huicholes y mexicaneros, ademas de la recopilacion de 2 300 piezas artesanales, en su mayoria objetos rituales, que se dan a conocer en Mexico por primera vez en esta edicion.A tribute to the memory of German anthropologist and a pioneer of anthropology in Mexico, Konrad Theodor Preuss, who began his Mexican adventure a century ago. The result of it are their records of songs, prayers, music and ceremonial dances documented in Cora, Huichol Mexicanero addition to the collection of 2 300 handmade pieces, mostly ritual objects, which are made available in Mexico for the first time this issue.

Arte antiguo, Cora y Huichol (Ancient Art: Cora and Huichol), Artes de Mexico # 85 (Bilingual edition: Spanish/English) (Spanish and English Edition)

Paulina Alcocer

Manuela Fischer

Richard Haas

Johannes Neurath

Edith Theis

Margarita Valdovinos

Entre las decadas de 1920 y 1950, la ceramica engretada de Tlaquepaque vivio un renacimiento. La presencia de artistas como Roberto Montenegro, Doctor Atl, Ixca Farias y Adolfo Best Maugard, jugo un papel importante en este momento. Aquellos ceramistas lograron una decoracion que afirmaba la herencia de su pasado y se convirtieron en precursores del movimiento de revaloracion de las artes populares mexicanas.
Between the 1920 and 1950, the pottery of Tlaquepaque engretada experienced a renaissance. The presence of artists like Roberto Montenegro, Dr. Atl, and Adolfo Farias Ixca Best Maugard, played an important role at this time. Those potters achieved a decoration that claimed the legacy of his past and became the forerunners of the movement of revaluation of Mexican folk art.

Ceramica de Tlaquepaque (Pottery of Tlaquepaque), Artes de Mexico # 87 (Bilingual edition: Spanish/English) (Coleccion Artes De Mexico/ Collection Arts of Mexico) (Spanish Edition)

History

José Juan Tablada

Lance Aaron

Gutierre Aceves Pina

Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera

Lenore Hoag Mulryan

Gerardo Murillo

Doctor Atl

Ruben Paez Kano

Americas

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