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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... building is oriented so that the sun actually rises from the sea on the east and sinks in the sea on the west . The Maya farmer , standing below this building for some ritual occasion , saw his ruler standing at the pivot of this ...
... building is oriented so that the sun actually rises from the sea on the east and sinks in the sea on the west . The Maya farmer , standing below this building for some ritual occasion , saw his ruler standing at the pivot of this ...
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... build- ing , one each from the cardinal directions ( Fig . II . 10 ) . Each entrance is flanked by texts that recorded the events of Yax - Pac's life as they relate to the larger cosmic intent of the building . These events are major ...
... build- ing , one each from the cardinal directions ( Fig . II . 10 ) . Each entrance is flanked by texts that recorded the events of Yax - Pac's life as they relate to the larger cosmic intent of the building . These events are major ...
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... building . The painter used the rim text as if it were painted on a band that encircled the Maya building just under the eaves . Inside the building , the Fat Cacique is comfortably seated on a bench with a huge pillow behind him . Both ...
... building . The painter used the rim text as if it were painted on a band that encircled the Maya building just under the eaves . Inside the building , the Fat Cacique is comfortably seated on a bench with a huge pillow behind him . Both ...
Table des matières
Introduction | 6 |
Chapters | 63 |
Kingship and the Rites of Accession | 103 |
Droits d'auteur | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller 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 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 death depicted dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine Floyd Lounsbury glyph gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum king Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Leiden Plaque Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments moon Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel Pauahtun 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 warrior water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic