Avis des internautes - Rédiger un commentaireReview: The Art of MesoamericaAvis d'utilisateur - Carolyn - GoodreadsA really great introduction to and overview of a huge, complex subject. Dense with illustrations and clearly, succinctly written. Consulter l'avis complet Review: The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to AztecAvis d'utilisateur - Alanna - GoodreadsWhile it provides a succinct overview of Precolumbian sites and cultural artifacts in the region, the text is curt and not always as clear as it could be. A fine introduction, but lacking depth and context in favor of brevity. Consulter l'avis complet Livres sur des sujets connexes
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Expressions et termes fréquentsAcropolis ancient Mesoamerica archaeologists art and architecture artistic Aztec ballcourt ballgame Bonampak buildings captives carved Central Mexico ceramic ceremonial Chaak chacmool chamber Chichen ltza Classic Maya coast Codex colossal heads complex Conquest Copan Cortes Cotzumalhuapa culture deity depicted doorway Early Classic eighth century excavations facade face Feathered Serpent figures funerary glyphs Guatemala headdress highlands Huastec Huitzilopochtli human imagery jade jaguar Kaminaljuyu king known Late Classic Late Formative later Lintel lords lzapa maize manuscript mask Maya cities Mesoamerican Mexican Mixtec Monte Alban monuments Motecuhzoma Mound niche Oaxaca Olmec paintings palace Palenque perhaps Peten Piedras Negras plaza portrait Postclassic precinct probably Puuc Pyramid Quetzalcoatl record region reveal ritual ruler sacrifice San Lorenzo sculpture Seibal shows shrines Spanish Stela stone structures stucco style supernatural Tajin Temple Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan three-dimensional throne Tikal Tlaloc Toltec tomb Tula Uaxactun Uxmal Venta Veracruz vessels wall warriors Yaxchilan Yucatan Zapotecs Informations bibliographiques |