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100 1 _aCharnay, Désiré,
_d1828-1915
245 1 0 _aCités et ruines américaines: Mitla, Palenqué, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudades_y_ruinas_americanas._Mitla,_Palenque,_Chichen_Itz%C3%A1_y_Uxmal
500 _aphotographiées par Désiré Charnay
500 _aRelease date is 2008-04-18
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France [BnF/Gallica] at http://gallica.bnf.fr and by The New York Public Library Digital Gallery at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/)
520 _a"Cités et ruines américaines: Mitla, Palenqué, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal" by Désiré Charnay is a photographic and historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work is dedicated to the study and documentation of ancient American civilizations, focusing particularly on significant ruins and architectural marvels across Mexico. Accompanied by text from the renowned architect Viollet-le-Duc, it seeks to bridge the gap in understanding regarding the origins and cultural significance of these sites. The opening of the work begins with a preface in which Charnay outlines the motivation behind his explorations of these ancient ruins. Initially intending to create an exhaustive study, he expresses his disbelief at the incomplete nature of previous accounts and highlights the need for accurate and detailed documentation. Through photography, he aims to provide undeniable evidence of the grandeur and intricacies of these civilizations, while engaging with philosophical questions about their origins and cultural interconnections. Charnay also reflects on the influence of various ancient cultures, hinting at a complex heritage that includes elements reminiscent of Egyptian, Assyrian, and Indian architecture, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of the ruins that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMexico -- Description and travel
653 _aMayas -- Antiquities
653 _aExtinct cities -- Mexico
653 _aMexico -- Antiquities
653 _aMitla Site (Mexico) -- Photographs
653 _aPalenque Site (Mexico) -- Photographs
653 _aIzamal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs
653 _aUxmal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs
653 _aChichén Itzá Site (Mexico) -- Photographs
700 1 _aViollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel,
_d1814-1879
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25097
999 _c66098
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