Title:
Easter Island's silent sentinels : the sculpture and architecture of Rapa Nui / Kenneth Treister, Patricia Vargas Casanova, and Claudio Cristino ; foreword by Daniel Libeskind ; maps and illustrations by Roberto Izaurieta and Kenneth Treister.
Author:
Treister, Kenneth.
Vargas, Patricia (Vargas Casanova)
Cristino Ferrando, Claudio.
Publication Information:
Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
Call Number:
F3169 .T74 2013
Abstract:
"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780826352644
Physical Description:
xv, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:
A surrealistic geography -- A tortured history -- Settlement and village planning -- The architecture of Easter Island -- The art of Easter Island -- The collapse: a passion to sculpt -- Conclusion.
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