Synopsis
A comprehensive guide to the Maya which reveals kingship rites, ritual warfare, with a vast array of color plates and drawings.
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About the Author
Mary Ellen Miller is the Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art at Yale University. Her previous books include The Art of Mesoamerica.
Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Mexico, Breaking the Maya Code, Angkor and the Khmer Civilization, and Reading the Maya Glyphs. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1986 with corrections. Mesoamerica, Native Americans, Art. Sotheby's Publications/Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. 335p., very good - near fine red cloth and very good to near fine dust jacket. Please note that this book is the same as the one published through George Braziller/Kimball Art Museum - just a different isbn. 1/26. Seller Inventory # 15135
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hardcover w/ dj. Condition: Sehr gut. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 336 Seiten A very fine, clean copy. - CONTENTS - - Foreword/Emily J. Sano - - Preface/Michael D. Coe - - Acknowledgments - - Introduction - - Prologue - - The Modern Invention of the Ancient Maya - - The Characteristics of Maya Art - - Maya Gods and Icons - - Chapters - - I The Royal Person - - II Kingship and the Rites of Accession - - III Courtly Life - - IV Bloodletting and the Vision Quest - - V Warfare and Captive Sacrifice - - VI The Ballgame - - VII - - Death and the Journey to Xibalba - - VIII Kingship and the Maya Cosmos - - The Maya Calendar - - The Hieroglyphic Writing System - - Suggestions for Further Reading - - Index - ISBN 9780856673375 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 782. Seller Inventory # 1256463
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). With 123 color plates, 50 BW illustrations and 200 drawings. Reprinted with corrections in September 1986. Back panel scuffed, otherwise as new, still gift quality. 10.5 x 10. Book. Seller Inventory # 14140