The Tale of Two Thangkas: A Digital Journey
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Two rare Tibetan traditional hand-painted scrolls called thangkas have been digitized by the Library of Congress. This blog tells their interconnected story.
Posted in: Asian Division
Archive: November 2020 (4 Posts)
Mesoamerican Ethnology: Modernity and Tradition in Indigenous Lives
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, this bibliographic essay on Mesoamerican ethnology by Duncan Earle for the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) explores contemporary Indigenous life and cultures of the Americas.
Posted in: Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, National Native American Heritage Month, Native American History, Native Americans
Portrait of the Artist as Rain(bow) Maker: Joseph ben Meir Schmalkalden
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
In 2017, the Hebraic Section acquired a miniature Hebrew prayer-book of exceptional beauty and detail, handwritten and illustrated by one Joseph ben Meir Schmalkalden in Mainz, Germany in or around 1745. With its brightly painted images and exquisite detail, this miniature is one of the loveliest examples of a genre which enjoyed something of a renaissance in 18th century Central Europe. This blog places special emphasis on the life of the largely unknown artist who created this beautiful piece, and examines the connection between his signature and the rainbow with which he illuminated one of its pages.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section
Myths and Realities of the Pre- and Post-Conquest Indigenous World: New Avenues of Mesoamerican Ethnohistory
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, this bibliographic essay on Mesoamerican ethnohistory by Bradley Benton and Peter Villella for the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) explores Indigenous life and cultures, particularly Aztec and Maya, before, during, and after the Spanish conquest.
Posted in: Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Native American History, Native Americans