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MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BAC (Hardcover, New)
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Unique among mission churches of the northern borderlands of
colonial Mexico for its ornate architecture and rich iconography,
San Xavier del Bac south of Tucson is a pilgrimage destination for
countless devotees and tourists. Passing through the facade entry
to stand in the nave, one is dazzled by the transept and sanctuary
altarpieces of sculpture niches and baroque pilasters, as well as
the expanse of the frescoed ceiling. This book is the first study
of the iconography at San Xavier since its restoration in the 1990s
by an international team of professional conservators. It expands
our understanding of the numerous Catholic images and emblems of
San Xavier through a close analysis of the newly revealed
iconographic elements and an interpretation of the significance of
their placement. It also proposes that the selection of specific
religious themes and their locations was determined by an
unfamiliar convention based on a tree-like design, in which the
founder of a religious Order appears as the root and followers
above in later branchings, n inversion of the more familiar
top-to-bottom hierarchy. Historians Lange and Ahlborn identify all
the saintly images and religious elements that adorn San Xavier and
suggest how and why they are so arranged. They examine the
sculptures and paintings of the church from the facade throughout
the cruciform interior in order to determine the organizational
concepts that underlie their placement. They note that the
selection of images in this Franciscan mission follows traditional
Roman Catholic practice for decorating churches in order to
instruct novices and reinforce the teaching of conversion in a
pictographic catechism of Church doctrine. In short, the book is a
dictionary of religious personages and symbols that will help the
visitor identify the biblical stories and people portrayed, as well
as asso-ciated signs and symbols. Entries include a description of
the subject, its location, appropriate cross-references, and a
bibliography. Recent illustrations by photographer Helga Teiwes and
a floor plan facilitate the location of images by visitors. A
handsome, large-format book featuring more than one hundred
photographs and supporting line illustrations, Lange and Ahlborn's
work confirms the significance of San Xavier's iconography for art
historians, students of religion, and visitors alike. It is both an
incomparable guide and valuable reference source for the famed
mission's magnificent artistic heritage.
General
Imprint: |
University of Arizona Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2004 |
First published: |
2005 |
Dimensions: |
226 x 298 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
180 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8165-2200-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Religious buildings
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LSN: |
0-8165-2200-6 |
Barcode: |
9780816522002 |
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