Miller, Mary Ellen.

Maya art and architecture / Mary Ellen Miller.

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, ©1999.

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

World of art

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.

050020327X (paperback)
9780500203279 (paperback)

Maya art.
Maya architecture.
Art maya.
Architecture maya.
Antiquities
Kunst.
Bouwkunst.
Maya's.
Architektur Maya (Volk) Geschichte.
Architettura maya.
Arte maya.
Art and Design.
Mexico Antiquities.
Central America Antiquities.
Mexique Antiquités.
Amérique centrale Antiquités.
Central America
Mexico
Maya (Volk) Kunst Geschichte.
Maya (Volk) Architektur Geschichte.

Nonfiction.

World of art.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 209986
Cote: F1435.3.A7 M55 1999
Statut: Disponible