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Title: Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period by Dorie Reents-Budet, Justin Kerr, Michael P. Mezzatesta ISBN: 0-8223-1438-X Publisher: Duke Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $41.02 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hundreds of brilliant color plates and expert essays.
Comment: I've read much of what has been written about Mayan ceramics and can say with confidence that this is the best book on the subject ever written. The essays in it, by top professionals, discuss the forms and functions of the ceramics, the meaning of their calligraphy, their basic themes and the places particular styles of ceramics come from. Indeed, if you read it carefully and more than once, you too will be able to decipher the principal inscriptions even on pots that are not in the book. There are hundreds of full-color photographs of Mayan ceramic vases and plates in this book. These vases are decorated with pictures of formed the greatest Pre-Columbian civilization. These ceramics depict Mayan textile design, Mayan hair-dressing, Mayan head-dresses, Mayan ceramics (within the ceramic paintings), Mayan concepts of design and of the other worlds below this one. From them we learn of Mayan myth,Mayan ritual, Mayan daily life, and Mayan art. Leaving aside the great monumental art of sculpture and stucco that adorned major structures, leaving aside the structures themselves, and giving credit for a host of varieties of artistic representations ranging from the Tsimshian to the Moche... I think it is an absolute fact that the art that appears on Mayan ceramics is the best that America ever created prior to Columbus and arguably the best... period. This book discusses, describes, depicts and defends that incredible artistic legacy better than any other ever did.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful!
Comment: This handsome book covers a wide range of Maya ceramic imagery, and is filled with stunning photographs. The imagery is also broken down by catagory, and is supplimented with explations of glyphs. The accessible text that explores the mythology, culture, iconography, and hieroglyphics on and related to the ceramics. The information is thorough without being overly specialized.
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Title: The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art by Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr, Kimbell Art Museum ISBN: 0807612782 Publisher: George Braziller Pub. Date: May, 1992 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Maya Art and Architecture (World of Art) by Mary Ellen Miller ISBN: 050020327X Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Art of the Maya Scribe by Michael Coe ISBN: 0810919885 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Reading the Maya Glyphs by Michael D. Coe, Mark Van Stone ISBN: 0500051100 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya by Simon Martin, Nikolai Grube ISBN: 0500051038 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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