Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Hector Rivero Borrell M. and Peter C. Marzio Acknowledgments Franz Mayer: A Renaissance Man, by Hector Rivero Borrell M. The Kingdom of New Spain at a Crossroads, by Antonio Rubial Garcia Customs, Conventions, and Daily Rituals among the Elites of New Spain: The Evidence from Material Culture, by Gustavo Curiel The Eighteenth Century: A Changing Kingdom and Artistic Style, by Juana Gutierrez Haces The Parallel Legacies of Three Collectors: Franz Mayer, Ima Hogg, and Henry Francis du Pont, by David B. Warren Catalogue of the Exhibition Paintings Sculpture Furniture Ceramics Silver and Gold Iron Textiles Featherwork Lacquer Choir books Bibliography Index