Marisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual

Professor of Art History / Director of Heritage at, Universitat de València, Spain

Marisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual holds a PhD in Geography and History from the Universitat de València and a PhD in Art History from the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). She is the director of Heritage at the Universitat de València, and the director of the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Association, which promotes the ‘European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens’ (Cultural Route by the Council of Europe). Her line of research is the archaeometry of the senses in past cultures: colours, fragrances and medicines.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Drugs and Colours in History: Ritual, Art and Science

ed. Marisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual

This book explores the intertwined roles of pigments and medicines from Antiquity to the present. Examining their artistic, medicinal and ritual uses, it traces how colours, drugs and sacred practices were linked across cultures, highlighting enduring traditions through interdisciplinary and international research. READ MORE

Hardback: £70.00

Art and the Senses in Ancient America

ed. Marisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual

Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology 19

This book explores the materiality and sensory dimensions of pre-Columbian art in Mesoamerica and the Andes. Chapters examine the physicochemical study of raw materials, sensory arts like music and cuisine, and the sociocultural meanings of textures, sounds, and scents, linking ancient practices to modern indigenous traditions. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00