146 pages with 135 color plates and 38 illustrations 1 in two colors and 37 in black and white. Folio 13 1/4" x 10 1/4" bound in original publisher's white cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover in pictorial jacket. First edition. The erotic art of pre-Columbian Peru is still relatively unknown to people in general and has so far never been the subject of any publication of importance. The richest collection in examples of this kind of art is that of Rafael Larco Hoyle.<br />Rafael Larco Hoyle was born May 18 1901 at Chiclin in Chicama Valleyin the North Coast of Peru. At the age of twelve he was sent to school in Maryland USA. He later entered Cornell University to study agricultural engineering and by 1923 returned to Peru to work on the sugar cane plantation of his family. After spending most of his youth abroad Larco Hoyle arrived to Peru with the eyes of an outsider. With this curiosity he explored the country and discovered an ancient cultural patrimony in the north coast. Larco Hoyle recognized the need to house these objects in a safe place. It was at that point Larco Hoyle dreamt of a museum one like he had seen in the United States. In 1925 Rafael Larco Herrera his father acquired a collection of vases and other archaeological pieces from Alfredo Hoyle his brother-in-law. There were approximately 600 ceramic pieces in all. The arrival of these objects ignited a his enthusiasm. Soon after Larco Herrera left his son in charge of the collection and those pieces completed the first collection of what would become the Rafael Larco Herrera Museum. During that same year Larco Hoyle received some advice from his uncle Victor Larco Herrera a founder of the first museum in Lima. He urged Larco Hoyle to form a new museum in Lima one that could guard all the archaeological relics that were continually being extracted by clandestine excavators. Larco Hoyle agreed with his uncle. He yearned to erect a living monument in honor of his father whom he admired so much for his patriotism and love for Peru. He got to work creating a museum that would carry on his legacy of his father. Larco Hoyle purchased two large collections: 8000 pieces from Roa and 6000 pieces from Carranza. He also purchased several small collections in Chicama Valley Trujillo Viru and Chimbote. Within a year the collection had grown significantly and display cases were installed in a small house on the Chiclan estate. On July 28 1926 Independence Day the Rafael Larco Herrera Museum opened its doors to the public. With the museum up and running and a collection of approximately 30000 pieces Larco Hoyle began classifying the collection. Peruvian archaeology was in its infancy and Larco Hoyle realized many typologies were yet to be recognized. He set out to correct that and approached archaeological research academically. During the 1930s he discovered many distinct Peruvian cultures such as Viru Salinar Cupisnique and Lambayeque. The focus of his research became the Mochica culture. In 1946 Larco Hoyle director of the Larco Museum developed the first Peruvian chronology of ancient cultures one that has remained current.<br />Condition:<br />Book plate on front paste down some light foxing to early pages. Jacket spine ends and corners rubbed with creases edge wear else a very good copy in like jacket. Nagel Publishing hardcover
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