Военная история / Maya Art and Architecture (World of Art), 2nd edition

Название: Maya Art and Architecture (World of Art), 2nd edition
Авторы: Mary Ellen Miller, Megan O'Neil
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
Год: 2014
Страниц: 253
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 67 MB

Rewritten 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 color 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, including the newly found La Corona panels, Waka’ figurines, and the Dz’ibanche’ staircase; studies of the monuments at Palenque, Zotz, and elsewhere; and paintings discovered in recent years; this new edition will be essential reading for students and scholars?and for travelers to the cities of this mysterious civilization.