Giffords, Gloria Fraser <br/><br/>
Mexican folk retablos  : masterpieces on tin 
/ Gloria Fraser Giffords 
 - Tucson, AR  : University of Arizona Press  , 1979 
 - 160 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 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/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0816503222 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Paintings<br/>Folk Art---Mexico<br/>Votive offerings
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>704.48 GIF