Giffords, Gloria Fraser <br/><br/>
Mexican folk retablos  : revised edition 
/ Gloria Fraser Giffords, photographs by Jerry D. Ferrin 
 - Albuquerque, NM  : University of New Mexico Press  , 1974 
 - 192 p.  : ill.  ; 26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> The first part of the book is given to an analysis of folk retablo painting. The second part concentrates on iconography and on why certain images of Christ, Mary, and the saints were venerated. The third part examines ex-votos, small images painted to commemorate the donor's gratitude for a favor. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826313690 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Paintings<br/>Folk Art---Mexico<br/>Votive offerings
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>LAS 704.48 GIF