Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Santos Santos Marie Romero Cash xv, 274 p. : 24 cm OL104815W
Philippine religious carvings in ivory Philippine religious carvings in ivory Esperanza Bunag Gatbonton Focuses on ivory as a prized medium in Spanish Manila for carving religious images. The 16th century prototypes like the celebrated Our Lady of the Rosary with the Child Jesus (1593) helped determine… OL3889945W
Guatemala's Folk Saints Guatemala's Folk Saints Jim Pieper "This book tells the story of two ancient "folk saints" of Guatemala: San Simon (called Maximon when addressed in native dialect) and the skeletal El Rey Pascual. These powerful icons are both unique… OL8507573W