Full Description
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.
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 Yucatán and Chichén Itzá • 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
