Dumbarton Oaks Conference on Chavín: October 26th and 27th, 1968

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  • Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1971
By BENSON, Elizabeth P. (editor); Thomas C. Patterson, Seiichi Izumi, and John H. Rowe (et al) (contributors)
Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1971. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); navy blue cloth-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; 124pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. A Near Fine copy.

Collection of essays presented in 1968, including Luís Guillermo Lumbreras's "Towards a Re-evaluation of Chavín", Thomas C. Patterson's "Chavín: An Interpretation of Its Spread and Influence", Seiichi Izumi's "Development of the Formative Culture in the Ceja de Montaña of the Central Andes", Donald W. Lathrap's "The Tropical Forest and the Cultural Context of Chavín", and John H. Rowe's "The Influence of Chavín Art on Later Styles". [87311].

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