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LoC No.: 02004883

Title: Cités et ruines américaines: Mitla, Palenqué, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal

Note: Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Note: photographiées par Désiré Charnay

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
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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/)

Summary: "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.)

Author: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879

Photographer: Charnay, Désiré, 1828-1915

EBook No.: 25097

Published: Apr 18, 2008

Downloads: 145

Language: French

Subject: Mexico -- Description and travel

Subject: Mayas -- Antiquities

Subject: Extinct cities -- Mexico

Subject: Mexico -- Antiquities

Subject: Mitla Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Palenque Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Izamal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Uxmal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

LoCC: North America local history: Mexico

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 02004883

Title: Cités et ruines américaines: Mitla, Palenqué, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal

Note: Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Note: photographiées par Désiré Charnay

Credits: Produced 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/)

Summary: "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.)

Author: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879

Photographer: Charnay, Désiré, 1828-1915

EBook No.: 25097

Published: Apr 18, 2008

Downloads: 145

Language: French

Subject: Mexico -- Description and travel

Subject: Mayas -- Antiquities

Subject: Extinct cities -- Mexico

Subject: Mexico -- Antiquities

Subject: Mitla Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Palenque Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Izamal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Uxmal Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

Subject: Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico) -- Photographs

LoCC: North America local history: Mexico

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.