Easter Island's silent sentinels : the sculpture and architecture of Rapa Nui /
Treister, Kenneth.
Easter Island's silent sentinels : the sculpture and architecture of Rapa Nui / Kenneth Treister, Patricia Vargas Casanova, and Claudio Cristino ; foreword by Daniel Libeskind ; maps and illustrations by Roberto Izaurieta and Kenneth Treister. - xv, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-132) and index.
A surrealistic geography -- A tortured history -- Settlement and village planning -- The architecture of Easter Island -- The art of Easter Island -- The collapse: a passion to sculpt -- Conclusion.
"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
9780826352644
2013013728
Easter Island--Antiquities.
Easter Island--History.
F3169 / .T74 2013
990
Easter Island's silent sentinels : the sculpture and architecture of Rapa Nui / Kenneth Treister, Patricia Vargas Casanova, and Claudio Cristino ; foreword by Daniel Libeskind ; maps and illustrations by Roberto Izaurieta and Kenneth Treister. - xv, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-132) and index.
A surrealistic geography -- A tortured history -- Settlement and village planning -- The architecture of Easter Island -- The art of Easter Island -- The collapse: a passion to sculpt -- Conclusion.
"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
9780826352644
2013013728
Easter Island--Antiquities.
Easter Island--History.
F3169 / .T74 2013
990