In this Book
- The Art of Professing in Bourbon Mexico: Crowned-Nun Portraits and Reform in the Convent
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Texas Press
- Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative
summary
Offering a pioneering interpretation of the “crowned nun” portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation at a time when the colonial Church instituted major reforms that radically changed the face of New Spain’s convents and religious character.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-xii
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xx
- Introduction
- pp. 1-13
- 6. Colonial Identity Rhetorics
- pp. 148-172
- Bibliography
- pp. 219-238
- Color Images
- pp. 253-268
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292753167
Related ISBN(s)
9780292753150
MARC Record
OCLC
864139422
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2014-02-18
Language
English
Open Access
No