Maya art and architecture
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
Nonfiction
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
9780500203279, 050020327X
41659173
Introduction
Maya architecture
The materials of Maya art
Early classic sculpture
Late classic sculpture
Sculpture of the north : the art of Yucatán and Chichen Itzá
The human form
Maya murals and books
Maya ceramics
A world of hand-held objects