Maya Art and Architecture
Mary Ellen Miller
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The art of one of the world’s most enigmatic ancient civilizations is vividly described here by Mary Miller. From temple to tomb, using all the latest research, she explains how and why the Maya made their greatest works and how the modern-day viewer might come to understand them.
New archaeological discoveries at Copàn, Tikal and Palenque are all included, and the author draws on recent decipherments of Maya writing to provide new interpretations of sculpture and ceramics. The famous murals at Bonampak, the dramatic new findings at Cacaxtla and the painted Maya ceramics of the first millennium AD all come under discussion, and the author has found a fresh and original approach to the material, considering the nature of the human form in Maya art, for example, and the role of the hand-held object.
Maya Art and Architecture takes full advantage of the many exciting developments which have transformed research over the last decade, and will prove indispensable for art historians, students and travellers.
Also of interest:
The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec
See other books on the Maya published by Thames & Hudson |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 050020327X | | ISBN-13 978-0500203279 | | | | 21.0 x 15.0 cm | | Paperback | | 240pp | | 207 illustrations, 59 in colour | | First published 1999 | | | | £8.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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