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The Art of Mesoamerica (World of Art)
	Author: Mary Ellen Miller Publisher: Thames & Hudson Category: Book List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Buy Used: $9.00 You Save: $12.95 (59%) New (33) Used (38) from $9.00 Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 194213 Media: Paperback Edition: 4th Pages: 256 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2 Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 ISBN: 050020392X Dewey Decimal Number: 709.72 EAN: 9780500203927 ASIN: 050020392X Publication Date: October 30, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ORDERS SHIP WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS. MAY CONTAIN HIGHLIGHTING AND/OR WRITING. ALL USED BOOK ARE LISTED AS ACCEPTABLE BUT MAY BE GOOD/VERY GOOD/LIKE NEW.


Editorial Reviews: Product Description "An essential guide to the art and architecture of ancient Central America."—Colonial Latin American Historical Review Mary Ellen Miller evocatively surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations—Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec—as well as those of their less well-known contemporaries. Their pyramids and palaces, jades and brightly colored paintings emerge from these pages as vividly as when they first astonished Cortes's men in 1519. The fourth edition of this standard work includes exciting new discoveries, from Palenque, Mexico, where architecture and sculpture reveal a dramatic eighth century, to San Bartolo, Guatemala, where Maya paintings have riveted an international audience. Continuing hieroglyphic decipherments provide fresh insights. The revised edition of the Art of Mesoamerica is the ideal companion for art historians, students, and travelers alike. 220 illustrations, 136 in color.