Main entry:

Kubler, George, 1912-1996, author.

Title & Author:

The art and architecture of ancient America : the Mexican, Maya, and Andean peoples.

Publication:

Baltimore, [Md.] : Penguin Books, [1962]

Description:

xxxv, 396 pages, 168 plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Series:

The Pelican history of art, Z21

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378).
Introduction -- The Mexican civilizations -- The early valley of Mexico -- Valley of Mexico after A.D. 1000 -- The Gulf coast -- Southern Mexico -- Western Mexico -- The Maya and their neighbours -- The Maya tradition: architecture -- The Maya tradition: sculpture and painting -- From the Toltec Maya to the Spaniards -- The neighbours of the Maya -- The Andean civilizations -- The northern Andes: Columbia and Ecuador -- The central Andes: early northern Peru -- The upper North: Mochica and Chimu -- Central Peru -- The south coast valleys -- The southern highlands.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Offers a survey of the paintings and architecture of the Mexican, Mayan, and Andean peoples.

Subject:

Indian art.
Indian architecture.
Indians Antiquities.
Art History.
Mayas.
Art des Peuples autochtones.
Peuples autochtones Antiquités.
Architecture des Peuples autochtones.
Art précolombien.
Architecture précolombienne.
Art Histoire.
art history.
Mayan (language family)
Maya (culture or style)
Antiquities
Architektur
Kunst
Kunst Altamerika
Architektur Altamerika
Arte.
Arte (Historia)
Arte Pre-Colombiana.
Arquitetura.
Arte (Colecoes Em Museus)
Native Americans Art.
Native Americans Architecture.
Architecture India.
Native Americans Antiquities.
Art Amérique du Sud.
Antiquités Amérique du Sud.
Latin America Antiquities.
Amérique latine Antiquités.
Latin America
Amerika
Südamerika
Altamerika

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Swelim, Nabil.|tNabil Swelim personal library collection.
Pelican history of art ; Z21.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 37671
Call No.: PO1731
Notes: In slipcase
Status: Available