Mexico : Angustia De Sus Cristos/ Mexico: The Anguish of Christ

Moyssen, Xavier ; Sonia de la Roziere
. Mexico : Angustia De Sus Cristos/ Mexico: The Anguish of Christ
. Mexico : Instituto Nacional De Antropologia e Historia, 1967. 4to. 123 (5)pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering to cover and spine in original dj. Photographic illustrated endpapers. “The image of Christ with a shawl about the shoulders has been the most intense devotion in the church of Santo Domingo in the city of Mexico since the eighteenth century. A variety of legends has been woven about the figure as a consequence of this cult, one of which is related here.” Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographs. Soiling, yellowing and minor tears to dj, not affecting dj text. In English and Spanish. In very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (16366) $95