The Art And Architecture Of The Aztec And Maya

"Explore the architecture of ancient Mexico and Central America, and discover the fabulous arts and crafts, sculptures, metalwork and textiles of these great pre-industrial civilizations"--Cover.

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

Mary Ellen Miller’s rich visual and scholarly survey of pre-Hispanic art and architecture, including the most recent archaeological finds. Expanded and revised in its sixth edition, The Art of Mesoamerica surveys the artistic achievements of the high pre-Hispanic civilizations of Central America—Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec—as well as those of their lesser-known contemporaries. Providing an in-depth examination of central works, this book guides readers through the most iconic palaces, pyramids, sculptures, and paintings. From the Olmec colossal head 5 recovered from San Lorenzo to the Aztec calendar stone found in Mexico City’s Zocalo in 1790, this book reveals the complexity and innovation behind the art and architecture produced in pre-Hispanic civilizations. This new edition incorporates fifty new lavish color images and extensive updates based on the latest research and dozens of recent discoveries, particularly in Maya art, where excavations at Teotihuacan, the largest city of Mesoamerica, and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs, have yielded new sculptures.

This edition includes new discoveries from Palenque, Mexico, where architecture and sculpture reveal a dramatic eighth century to San Bartolo, Guatemala, where Maya murals of this unprecedented complexity have been uncovered.