{"product_id":"9781423631415","title":"Saints Santos Shrines","description":"\u003cp\u003eWooden sculptures  and relief paintings of saints such as St. Francis, the Blessed Virgin,  and Apostles of Christ have for centuries been objects of devotion and  worship in the Southwest Catholic culture. This centuries-old heritage  is celebrated here through photographs, essay, and literary quotes that beautifully bring the devotion into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrafting saints has always been seen as a high calling. These  santeros and santeras (saint makers) created santos—images of saints,  Christ, the Trinity, and Holy Family—painting them on wooden panels  called retablos. They carved and painted wooden sculptures called  bultos. And if they built a home chapel, they carved and painted an  altar screen, or altar retablo, called a reredos, that was made up of  smaller retablos and sometimes adorned with bultos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Annerino is the author and photographer of seventeen  distinguished photography books and thirty-two single-artist calendars, including The Virgin of Guadalupe  (Gibbs Smith), Ancient America, New Mexico Wild \u0026amp; Scenic, Arizona  Wild \u0026amp; Scenic, and the awardwinning books Desert Light, Indian  Country, Grand Canyon Wild, Canyons of the Southwest, The Wild Country  of Mexico, and Roughstock: The Toughest Events in Rodeo (acclaimed by  the Rodeo Hall of Fame). He lives in Tucson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith, Gibbs Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164032221424,"sku":"9781423631415","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781423631415_p0.jpg?v=1769899624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781423631415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}