Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art by James Caswell, Jenise Amanda Ramos Taken from the pages of

Taken from the pages of sales catalogs of the 1890s

Chapter 1: Historical Background

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Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art by James Caswell, Jenise Amanda Ramos Taken from the pages ofTable of Contents More than 350 beautiful color photographs and a descriptive text depict 18th to mid 20th century Mexican devotional art including danced masks, devils and angels, santos, milagritos, retablos, and ex votos. These religious items were used in ceremonies both at home and church, and include wood carvings, as well as clay, stone, metal, and paper items. Seven essays include a major new work by historian and scholar Gloria Fraser