Maya iconography

A landmark work on the iconography of one of the world's great civilizations. This book presents foundational work on Maya iconography from leading practitioners in fields ranging from archaeology, anthropology, and art history to linguistics, astronomy, photography, and medicine. The period di...

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Autor Principal: Benson, Elizabeth P., 1924-
Outros autores: Griffin, Gillett G. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Formato: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Princeton, N.J : Princeton University Press 2024.
Paris : Cyberlibris
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Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Nota: "Articles ... come from two conferences ... at Princeton University: "The style and iconography of classic Maya pottery," held in 1980, and "The beginnings of Maya iconography," held in 1982"--P. 5
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Edition sous un autre format:• Maya iconography, Elizabeth P. Benson and Gillett G. Griffin, editors, Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1988, 1 vol.(xvi, 379 p.), 0-691-03590-3
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Résumé:A landmark work on the iconography of one of the world's great civilizations. This book presents foundational work on Maya iconography from leading practitioners in fields ranging from archaeology, anthropology, and art history to linguistics, astronomy, photography, and medicine. The period discussed runs from the last centuries B. C. through the great Maya Classic period, with some discussion of later eras and of regions outside the Maya area. Featuring an incisive introduction by Elizabeth Benson and Gillett Griffin, Maya Iconography demonstrates how Maya beliefs developed over time and makes important connections between Preclassic and Classic iconography. The contributors are John Carlson, Michael Coe, David Freidel, Donald Hales, Norman Hammond, Nicholas Hellmuth, John Justeson, Barbara Kerr, Justin Kerr, Mary Ellen Miller, William Norman, Lee Parsons, Francis Robicsek, Linda Schele, David Stuart, and Karl Taube
descrición da copia:"Articles ... come from two conferences ... at Princeton University: "The style and iconography of classic Maya pottery," held in 1980, and "The beginnings of Maya iconography," held in 1982"--P. 5
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Bibliografía:Bibliogr. p. [352]-369.
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ISBN:9780691264943
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