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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The experience of art in our own lives does not prepare us to encounter and
understand the role of art and the artist in Maya society. The language of Maya
art is alien to us: it was wrought from a different kind of social experience, its
message ...
The experience of art in our own lives does not prepare us to encounter and
understand the role of art and the artist in Maya society. The language of Maya
art is alien to us: it was wrought from a different kind of social experience, its
message ...
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Lines in the drawing are about one-eighth of an inch thick and of relatively even
width throughout. The artist pulled long, flowing strokes, some of them continuous
pulls over a length of two feet or more. Only the Chinese-style brush can hold ...
Lines in the drawing are about one-eighth of an inch thick and of relatively even
width throughout. The artist pulled long, flowing strokes, some of them continuous
pulls over a length of two feet or more. Only the Chinese-style brush can hold ...
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Since most Maya draftsmanship was freehand drawing, accuracy, especially in
delineating important symbols, was controlled by convention.48 Certainly, an
artist did not bring the king and his attendants to a prepared stone or wall to sit for
...
Since most Maya draftsmanship was freehand drawing, accuracy, especially in
delineating important symbols, was controlled by convention.48 Certainly, an
artist did not bring the king and his attendants to a prepared stone or wall to sit for
...
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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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