Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art: Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art: Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883 by William Henry Holmes, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Henry Holmes ISBN: 9781465547866
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: William Henry Holmes
ISBN: 9781465547866
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
For the investigation of art in its early stages and in its widest sense—there is probably no fairer field than that afforded by aboriginal America, ancient and modern. At the period of discovery, art at a number of places on the American continent seems to have been developing surely and steadily, through the force of the innate genius of the race, and the more advanced nations were already approaching the threshold of civilization; at the same time their methods were characterized by great simplicity, and their art products are, as a consequence, exceptionally homogeneous. The advent of European civilization checked the current of growth, and new and conflicting elements were introduced necessarily disastrous to the native development. There is much, however, in the art of living tribes, especially of those least influenced by the whites, capable of throwing light upon the obscure passages of precolumbian art. By supplementing the study of the prehistoric by that of historic art, which is still in many cases in its incipient stages, we may hope to penetrate deeply into the secrets of the past
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
For the investigation of art in its early stages and in its widest sense—there is probably no fairer field than that afforded by aboriginal America, ancient and modern. At the period of discovery, art at a number of places on the American continent seems to have been developing surely and steadily, through the force of the innate genius of the race, and the more advanced nations were already approaching the threshold of civilization; at the same time their methods were characterized by great simplicity, and their art products are, as a consequence, exceptionally homogeneous. The advent of European civilization checked the current of growth, and new and conflicting elements were introduced necessarily disastrous to the native development. There is much, however, in the art of living tribes, especially of those least influenced by the whites, capable of throwing light upon the obscure passages of precolumbian art. By supplementing the study of the prehistoric by that of historic art, which is still in many cases in its incipient stages, we may hope to penetrate deeply into the secrets of the past

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Constance Sherwood: An Autobiography of the Sixteenth Century by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Game and Playe of the Chesse: A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book L'Oeuvre Des Conteurs Allemands: Mémoires D'Une Chanteuse Allemande Traduit Pour La Première Fois en Français Avec Des Fragments Inédits by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book History of Holland by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Stand Fast, Craig-Royston! (Complete) by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book The Walking Delegate by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Darwinism (1889): An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Songs and Ballads of the Southern People: 1861-1865 by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Der Violette Tod Und Andere Novellen by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Die Stadt ohne Juden: Ein Roman von übermorgen by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book Hamlet by William Henry Holmes
Cover of the book The Martyrs of Science: The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by William Henry Holmes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy