The Maya : palaces and pyramids of the rainforest /
Series: Taschen's world architecturePublication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©1997.Description: 237 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cmISBN:- 3822882518
- 9783822882511
- F1435.3.A6 S83 1997
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 5815 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000371 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 234) and indexes.
Introduction : The Maya enter history -- The architectural language of the Maya: laws and techniques of the builders -- The great classic cities: Tikal: a jungle metropolis -- The golden age of Palenque: flourishing of the arts in Chiapas -- A neglected chapter of Maya art: the Río Bec and Chenes styles -- The Puuc style in Yucatán: the splendour of the Uxmal's palaces -- The diversity of the Yucatec cities: palaces, arches and observatories -- The contribution of Mexico to Yucatán: Chichén Itzá: capital of the Toltec-Maya -- Conclusion : Decline and fall of Maya civilization -- Chronological table -- Glossary.
"This volume retraces the development and magnificent flowering of Mayan architecture in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize over the period 300 B.C.-A.D. 1500. Tikal, the earliest Mayan religious center, Palenque, famous for its ceremonial center, and Copan, with its hieroglyphic staircase featuring 2500 glyphs, are among the cites featured."--Alibris.