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Fuentes, Carlos. Mexico: A Higher Vision. Alti Publishing, California. A collection of breathtaking pictures that capture the beauty of Mexico. It covers 8 distinctive regions of this country- from the burnished canyons and deserts of the northern hinterland to the Caribbean coastline.
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Moctezuma, Matos. Treasures of the Great Temple. Alti Publishing, California. Collection of ancient Mexican art certain to delight serious art students.
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Schele, Linda. Hidden Faces of the Maya. Alti Publishing, Califronia. A book of Mayan figurines with simple text interpretations.
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Faulker, Ray: Edwin Ziegfeld. Art Today: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, Inc. New York. A textbook that can be used to introduce students to art history of Mexico.
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Reid, William, 100 Crafts Projects From Around the World. J. Weston Walsh, Publisher. A collection of various art projects that include The Mexican Tree of Life, to the Mexican God=ðs Eyes.
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Encisco, Jorge; Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico: N.Y. Dover Publications. Inc., 1953. Helpful black and white illustrations of ancient designs arranged by subject matter.
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Harvey, Marian: Crafts of Mexico N. Y. Macmillan Publishing. Inc., 1973. Chapters on weaving, reed work, metals, clay, wood, and paper, describing these arts and giving directions on making some items of wood and paper.
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Sayer, Chloe: Crafts of Mexico. N.Y. Doubleday and Co. 1977. Full color illustrations of Mexican crafts with directions for making many of the items of embroidery, laquerwork, yarn paintings, pottery, items of wood and paper.
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Toneyama, Kojin. The Popular Arts of Mexico. N. Y. Weatherhill, Inc., 1974. Exceptionally beautiful color illustrations of the many popular arts of Mexico. Huichol yarn paintings, amate paper cutouts and paintings, clay figures and pots of many kinds, tin sculpture, and many other arts.
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Lenz, Hans. Paper and Superstitions. Artes de Mexico, Myths and Rites and Witchery. No. 124, ano XVI. 1969, pg. 93. Amores 262, Mexico 12, D.F. This article is primarily on amate paper cutouts, their historical beginnings, and contemporary use.
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Miller, Mary Ellen. The Art of Mesoamerica from the Olmec to the Aztec. Thames and Hudson LTD, London 1986 and 1996.
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Schman Jo Miles, Art from Many Hands. Multicultural Arts Projects. Davis Publications, Inc. Worchester, Mass. 1981. Resource for helping children discovers the arts and crafts of many cultures. This book contains detail instructions, illustrations, and numerous photographs of art projects.
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Diaz Del Casitllo, Bernal. The True History of the Conquest of the New Spain, trans. A.P. Maudslay. London 1908-16. (American Edition N. Y. 1958.) Gripping eyewitness account, written by a conquistador in his old age.
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Coe, Michael. Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. Thames and Hudson LTD. London 1994.
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Moore, Reavis. Native American artists of North American. John Muir Publications, santé Fe, New Mexico, 1993.
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Pasztory, Esther, Aztec art, Harry Abrams, New York. 1983.
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Somonte, Carlos. We live in Mexico. The Bookwright Press. 1984.
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Fowler, Virginia. Folk Arts around the World. Prentice Hall, inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1981.
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Ross, Patricia Fent. Made in Mexico. Alford A. Knopf,. N.Y. 1978.
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