Bibliograph

Maya art and architecture, Mary Ellen Miller and Megan O'Neil

Type

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Maya art and architecture, Mary Ellen Miller and Megan O'Neil

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-251) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Maya art and architecture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876286564

Responsibility statement

Mary Ellen Miller and Megan O'Neil

Series statement

World of art

Summary

Explores the visual world of the Maya, explaining how and why the Maya created paintings, sculpture and monuments. With an array of new material, from recent finds including the La Corona panels, to new studies of the monuments at Palenque, Zotz and elsewhere, to the beautiful wall paintings discovered in recent years, this new edition will be essential reading

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Precious and plain : the materials of Maya art and architecture -- 3. Building the Maya world -- 4. The human form -- 5. Makers and modelers : developing sculptural style -- 6. Maya sculpture of the palace and court -- 7. Sculpture of the north : the art of Yucatan and Chichen Itza -- 8. From the hand of the scribe : painted vessels in Maya art -- 9. The splendor of colors : the art of murals and books -- 10. A modern world of Maya art

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