votive offerings

Presents an illustrated introduction to the ancient tradition of milagros, tiny charms used as talismans throughout Latin America and the American Southwest to request divine assistance or to offer thanks for blessings, and to remind believers that miracles can happen.

Contains several essays that describe retablo art, or sacred paintings on tin, from Mexico in the nineteenth century, and includes color pictures, restoration philosophy, conservation methods, and a description of the iconography present in the retablos.