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The Maya : palaces and pyramids of the rainforest /

By: Series: Taschen's world architecturePublication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©1997.Description: 237 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 3822882518
  • 9783822882511
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F1435.3.A6 S83 1997
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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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.

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