The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya ArtKimbell Art Museum, 1986 - 335 pages An illustrated study of the Maya civilization, drawing from interpretations of the texts embedded in pictorial scenes or carved on stone tablets to provide the meaning of the art and architecture of the ancient culture. |
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Maudslay, for example, visited Yaxchilan in 1882; he was so struck by the beauty
of the monuments that he ordered several to be shipped to England, where they
became the core of the British Museum's collection of Precolumbian antiquities.
Maudslay, for example, visited Yaxchilan in 1882; he was so struck by the beauty
of the monuments that he ordered several to be shipped to England, where they
became the core of the British Museum's collection of Precolumbian antiquities.
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Each boy is named in a six-glyph caption, and each bears the title ahau and an
emblem glyph indicating that they are members of the Bonampak and Yaxchilan
royal families. Since five boys are named as Bonampak a/urns, it is clear that ...
Each boy is named in a six-glyph caption, and each bears the title ahau and an
emblem glyph indicating that they are members of the Bonampak and Yaxchilan
royal families. Since five boys are named as Bonampak a/urns, it is clear that ...
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15 Among the monuments that portray ceremonies of war and sacrifice directly
preparatory to Bird Jaguar's accession is Stela 11, still at Yaxchilan. The
secondary scene on the stela — facing away from public view — shows Bird
Jaguar ...
15 Among the monuments that portray ceremonies of war and sacrifice directly
preparatory to Bird Jaguar's accession is Stela 11, still at Yaxchilan. The
secondary scene on the stela — facing away from public view — shows Bird
Jaguar ...
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Table des matières
Foreword Emily Sano ix | 1 |
Chapters | 63 |
Kingship and the Rites of Accession | 103 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accession ahau appears architectural Art Museum artist ball ballcourt ballgame ballplayers belt Bird Jaguar blood bloodletting body Bonampak cahal captives carved Cauac Celestial Monster celt ceramic Chac-Xib-Chac Chan-Bahlum Classic Maya cloth Copan costume Cylindrical vessel death depicted Dresden Codex dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine Floyd Lounsbury glyph glyphic gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery incised inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel pectoral personified Piedras Negras Pilas PLATE Popol Vuh portrait recorded rite ritual ruler sacrifice scene scribes scroll sculpture Seibal shell Shield Jaguar Stela stone Structure supernatural symbols Tikal Uaxactun Underworld Venus Vision Serpent warriors water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art |
| Auteurs | Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr, Kimbell Art Museum |
| Photos de | Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr |
| Édition | 2, illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Kimbell Art Museum, 1986 |
| Original provenant de | Université du Texas |
| Numérisé | 21 juil. 2008 |
| ISBN | 080761159X, 9780807611593 |
| Longueur | 335 pages |
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