Coe Michael D Foreword By (2 results)
Published by Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.LEFT COAST BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 358 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, worn at extremities, protected in a mylar cover. *** CONTENTS: Matting in the Maya cultural area; References to the mat in the Maya calendar; The mat in Maya hieroglyp…hic writing; Maya literary references to the mat as symbol of authority; Linguistic references to the mat, as symbol of government; The lords of the mat; The diffusion of the lordly titles; The fall of the lords of the mat; The mat, the seat of the Maya prince; Mat and thrones; Mats and jaguars; Motifs of basketry and matting; Cords, ropes, bundles and prisoners; The mat-symbol; The mat-symbol on Maya monuments; The mat-symbol in ceramic art; The mat-symbol on murals and in the codices; Minor artifacts other than ceramics; The interpretation of the mat-symbol; Appendices. 1. The distribution of the mat-symbol; 2. Pop-hieroglyphs; 3. Maya ceramic objects included in the study; 4. Miscellaneous artifacts and murals included in the study; 5. Maya monuments referred to in the study. Size: 4to.
More imagesPublished by Indianapolis Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 1989
- Softcover
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Pistil Books Online, IOBA
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Oversize Paperback. Condition: Poor. Reading copy only. This is a well-worn book with wear to cover and creases to spine and waviness to pages. Pages are unmarked and intact. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. 224 pages. Many color photographs. Keywords: Mesoamerica, Olmec, Maya Lowlands, Coastal Lowlands, Mexican Highlands, Andean Area, Archaeolo…gy, Metalwork, Stone Sculpture, Masonry Archtecture 2.
