TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Mary Ellen
AU  - O'Neil,Megan Eileen
TI  - Maya art and architecture
T2  - World of art
SN  - 9780500204221 (pbk.)
AV  - F1435.3 .A7 M55 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames & Hudson
KW  - Maya art
KW  - Maya architecture
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - fast
KW  - Central America
N1  - Previous edition: 1999; "254 illustrations, 191 in color."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-251) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Precious and plain : the materials of Maya art and architecture -- 3. Building the Maya world -- 4. The human form -- 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 colors : the art of murals and books -- 10. A modern world of Maya art
N2  - Explores the visual world of the Maya, explaining how and why the Maya created paintings, sculpture and monuments. 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
ER  -