Maya art and architecture
Miller takes the reader into the art of one of the world's most enigmatic ancient civilizations. From temple to tomb, she explains how and why the Maya made their greatest works. New discoveries at Copán, Tikal, and Palenque--to name but a few--are included, and the author draws on recent decipherments in Maya writing to provide fresh interpretations of Maya sculpture and ceramics. Chapters on Maya architecture and the materials of Maya art set the stage for discussions of the sculpture of diff…
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- Full title :Maya art and architecture / Mary Ellen Miller.
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Miller takes the reader into the art of one of the world's most enigmatic ancient civilizations. From temple to tomb, she explains how and why the Maya made their greatest works. New discoveries at Copán, Tikal, and Palenque--to name but a few--are included, and the author draws on recent decipherments in Maya writing to provide fresh interpretations of Maya sculpture and ceramics. Chapters on Maya architecture and the materials of Maya art set the stage for discussions of the sculpture of different time periods and regions, the famous murals at Bonampak, the dramatic new findings at Cacaxtla, and the painted Maya ceramics of the first millennium A.D. The author has organized the material in new ways, considering the nature of the human form in Maya art, for example, and the role of the hand-held object.--From publisher description.
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- Publication Date:©1999.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1999.
The Physical Object
- Description:240 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:050020327X, 9780500203279
- oclc:ocm41659173
- LC Classification:F1435.3.A7
- Dewey Decimal:704.03/974152
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Maya architecture -- The materials of Maya art -- Early classic sculpture -- Late classic sculpture -- Sculpture of the north : the art of Yucatán and Chichen Itzá -- The human form -- Maya murals and books -- Maya ceramics -- A world of hand-held objects.
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