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Maya Art and Architecture Mary Ellen Miller

Maya Art and Architecture By Mary Ellen Miller

Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller


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Summary

The definitive guide to the art and architecture of one of the world's most enigmatic civilizations, extensively revised and now in colour throughout.

Maya Art and Architecture Summary

Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller

Rewritten from cover to cover and updated to include the discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half, this classic guide to the art of the ancient Maya is now illustrated in full colour throughout. World expert Mary Miller and her co-author Megan O'Neil take the reader through the visual world of the Maya, explaining how and why they created the paintings, sculpture and monuments that intrigue and compel people the world over. 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 for students and scholars - and for travellers to the cities of this mysterious civilization.

Maya Art and Architecture Reviews

'An eloquently written, beautifully illustrated, and completely up-to-date guide to the glories produced by ancient Maya artists, scribes, and architects' - Michael D. Coe, author of The Maya
'A milestone in the dissemination of knowledge about Maya art' - Andrea Stone, co-author of Reading Maya Art

About Mary Ellen Miller

Mary Ellen Miller is an American art historian and Dean of Yale College. In 2008, she was appointed as Sterling Professor at Yale. She has served as the Chair of the History of Art, Latin American Studies, and Archaeological Studies Departments at Yale, as well as Director of Undergraduate Studies of the History of Art. She has written many articles on Mesoamerican art, and her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. She is also the author, with Karl Taube, of The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. Megan O'Neil is Assistant Professor of Art History at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Preface * 1. Discovering Maya Art; 2. Precious and Plain: The Materials of Maya Art and Architecture * 3. People of Maize: The Human Form in Maya Art * 4. Building the Maya World * 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 Colours: The Art of Murals and Books * 10. A Modern World of Maya Art

Additional information

CIN0500204225G
9780500204221
0500204225
Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller
Used - Good
Paperback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
20140707
256
N/A
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