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Item Details
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THE ART OF MESOAMERICA
FROM OLMEC TO AZTEC |
| By: |
Mary Ellen Miller |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
050020392X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780500203927 |
| Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
| Edition: |
4th Revised edition |
| Series: |
World of Art |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A guide to the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica, including various discoveries, from Palenque, Mexico, where architecture and sculpture reveal a dramatic eighth century, to San Bartolo, Guatemala, where Maya murals of unprecedented complexity and sophistication have been uncovered. |
| Synopsis: |
The fourth edition of this standard guide to the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica includes exciting new discoveries, from Palenque, Mexico, where architecture and sculpture reveal a dramatic eighth century, to San Bartolo, Guatemala, where Maya murals of unprecedented complexity and sophistication have been uncovered in the past few years. Continuing hieroglyphic decipherments - not only of Maya writing but of other Mesoamerican civilizations - provide insights into works of the past. |
| Illustrations: |
190 illustrations, 127 in colour |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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