Tonatiuh, Duncan
Summary: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONLozano, Camilo Moncada
Summary: "Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure-accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho-to find...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 CODSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR