{"product_id":"9780976252399","title":"Joan E. Alessi: Descansos, The Sacred Landscape of New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eSanta Fe photographer Joan Alessi provides a polychromatic exposition of New Mexico's traditional roadside memorials, \u003ci\u003edescansos\u003c\/i\u003e, as an art form. Her stunning photography captures the artistic attributes of these decorative crosses while preserving their religious and cultural integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvia Grider's accompanying essay explains the origin and folkloric tradition of roadside memorials. These religious markers are not in themselves unique to the southwestern United States. Rather, they are a universal phenomenon with a long and curious history. The term descanso (literally translated as \"resting place\"), however, may have indeed originated among the Spanish-speaking vecinos of New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The descansos contained in this book are a reflection of both the emotion and dedication of the devotees as they mourn the passing and celebrate the life of the beloved.\"--Art Gómez, National Park Service, supervisory historian; (coauthor) \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico: Images of a Land and Its People\u003c\/i\u003e (UNM Press)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SF Design, llc \/ FrescoBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023951446256,"sku":"9780976252399","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780976252399_p0.jpg?v=1763878004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780976252399","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}