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Pre-Columbian Art & Archaeology
Essays in Honor of Frederick R. Mayer (Symposium Series)
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Michael Coe, Frederick W. Lange, Ronald L. Bishop, Michael J. Snarskis, Warwick Bray, Carol Mackey, Joanne. Pillsbury, Jane Doe
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2013 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-82-4, ISBN: 0-914738-82-8

"Symposia presented at the Denver Art Museum in 2002 and 2007 focused, respectively, on pre-Columbian art in the museum collection and the art and archaeology of ancient Costa Rica. Edited by Denver Art Museum curator Margaret Young-Sanchez, this lavishly illustrated volume brings together newly revised and expanded symposium papers from pre-Columbian scholars, while paying tribute to the legacy of Denver philanthropist Frederick R. Maye ..."

Tiwanaku
Papers from the 2005 Mayer Center Symposium at the Denver Art Museum
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Jane Doe, Denver Art Museum
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-9972-6, ISBN: 0-8061-9972-5

"In 2005, the Denver Art Museum hosted a symposium in conjunction with the exhibition" Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca." An international array of scholars of Tiwanaku, Wari, and Inca art and archaeology presented results of the latest research conducted in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. This copiously illustrated volume, edited by Margaret Young-Sanchez of the Denver Art Museum, presents revised and amplified papers from the symposium.Essays ..."

Tiwanaku(1st Edition)
Ancestors of the Inca
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Sergio Chavez, Denver Art Museum
Hardcover, 257 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of Nebraska Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-4921-9, ISBN: 0-8032-4921-7

"By the shores of Lake Titicaca, the largest body of water in the South American highland, rose the city of Tiwanaku. Its megalithic structures were constructed between AD 100 and 300. By 500 Tiwanaku had become the capital of an expanding empire in the Andes that endured until approximately AD 1000, when extended drought caused water levels to fall and agriculture to fail. After European colonization many of the buildings were raided fo ..."

Cartier in the 20th Century
by Pierre Rainero, Martin Chapman, Margaret Young-Sanchez, Janet Zapata, Stefano Papi, Michael Hall
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Vendome Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-86565-311-5, ISBN: 0-86565-311-9

"Created with the expertise of Cartier Heritage, this exquisite book showcases the rich holdings of the Cartier Collection and archive. It features not only a sumptuous array of rings, bracelets, necklaces, and tiaras, but also cocktail and smoking accessories, mystery clocks, and lavish objects created by Cartier's ateliers in Paris, London, and New York. Organized thematically, the book features magnificent jewels and accessories owned ..."

Cartier in the 20th Century(1st Edition)
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Christoph Heinrich, Martin Chapman, Michael Hall, Stefano Papi, Martin Rainero Chapman
Hardcover, 271 Pages, Published 2014 by The Vendome Press
Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-93-0, ISBN: 0-914738-93-3

"Drawing extensively from the rich holdings of the Cartier Collection and Archive and the expertise of Cartier Heritage, it features not only a sumptuous array of rings, bracelets, necklace, and tiaras, but also cocktail and smoking ..."

Nature and Spirit
Ancient Costa Rican Treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum
by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Jane Stevenson Day, John W. Hoopes, David Mora Marin, Heather Orr, Michael J. Snarskis
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2011 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-68-8, ISBN: 0-914738-68-2

"Assembled almost entirely by Frederick and Jan Mayer, The Denver Art Museum's collection of ancient Costa Rican art is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world, and it is a major component of the museum's acclaimed holdings in New World art. "Nature and Spirit" reveals to the modern world the richness and sophistication of indigenous thought and the incredible beauty of native art in the Americas.Costa Rica boasts an astoun ..."

Pre-Columbian Art in the Denver Art Museum Collection(1st Edition)
by Margaret Young-Sanchez
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2003 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-47-3, ISBN: 0-914738-47-X

"A compact survey of the arts of pre-Columbian America from Mexico to Peru, illustrated with examples from the Denver Art Museum collection."

Cartier in the 20th Century(1st Edition)
by Martin Chapman, Pierre Rainero, Margaret Young-Sanchez, Margaret Young-Schez, Margaret Young-SãNchez
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51767-3, ISBN: 0-500-51767-3

"Created with the full co-operation of Cartier, this exquisite book showcases the rich holdings of the Cartier Collection and archive. It features not only a sumptuous array of rings, bracelets, necklaces, and tiaras, but also cocktail and smoking accessories, mystery clocks and lavish objects created by Cartier's ateliers in Paris, London and New York. Organized thematically, the book features magnificent jewels and accessories owned by ..."

Marajó(1st Edition)
Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon
by Denise Pahl Schaan, Margaret Young-Sanchez, Margaret Yound-Sanchez, Young-Sánchez/Schaan
Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2011 by Denver Art Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-914738-73-2, ISBN: 0-914738-73-9

"The Amazon Basin is now recognized as a cradle of cultural and technological innovation in the ancient Americas. It was there that the hemisphere's earliest known ceramics (ca. 5000 b.c.) were produced. Located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil, MarajO Island was home to one of the region's most populous and sophisticated ancient societies (a.d. 300-1300). Island chiefdoms built impressive mounds to support multifamily longhous ..."

At the Heart of Precolumbian America(1st Edition)
The Gérard Geiger Collection
by Peter David Joralemon, Justin Kerr, Frances Pratt, Margaret Young-Sanchez, Henri Stierlin, Gérard Geiger, Carlo Gay, Ilya Prigogine, G. Bernard, Gaston Burnand, Reva Basch, Pierre-Yves Dhinant
Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2008 by 5Continents
ISBN-13: 978-88-7439-064-9, ISBN: 88-7439-064-5

"This volume of photographs and commentary brings together one of the most outstanding groups of treasures of Pre-Columbian art assembled by a private collector. With comments from notable specialists on these civilizations, it offers access to the material in collector Gérard Geiger's private collection, for the first time, to the public at large. Contributors include such distinguished specialists as Peter David Joralemon, Justin Kerr, ..."

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