Author: URIARTE, MARÍA TERESA, EDITOR
Title: Pre-Columbian architecture in Mesoamerica / edited by Maria Teresa Uriarte; with contributions by Claudia Brittenham ... [et al.]
Description: New York: Abbeville 2010. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 319 p.: ill. (chiefly col.). maps (some col.); 32 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-332) and index. Contents; Table of Contents from: Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica Preface. by Maria Teresa Uriarte 1. Architecture as Art. by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Antonio Toca 2. Architecture and Its Hidden Messages. by Maria Teresa Uriarte. Antonio Toca. and Jesus Galindo Trejo 3. The Function and Techniques of Architecture. by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Antonia Toca 4. Pre-Olmec and Olmec Architecture. by Rebecca B. Gonzalez Lauck 5. The Development of Architecture in the Central High Plains. by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Ilan Vit Suzan 6. Architecture in the West: Its Originality and Its Integration with the Mesoamerican Panorama. by Veronica Hernandez Diaz 7. Northern Mexico: Architecture in the Landscape. by Veronica Hernandez Diaz 8. Central Veracruz. by Annick Daneels 9. Pre-Hispanic Architecture in the Huastec Region. by Gustavo A. Ramirez Castilla 10. The Architecture of Oaxaca. by Maria Teresa Uriarte 11. Mayan Architecture. by Mary Ellen Miller and Claudia Brittenham 12. Architecture in Mayan and Nahuatl Texts. by Erik Velasquez Garcia Technical Illustrations Notes Bibliography Index. Summary; An authoritative and magnificently illustrated survey of Mesoamerican architecture from pre-Olmec times to the Spanish conquest. Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica is destined to become a standard reference for the serious student and an intellectual delight for the interested amateur. This authoritative yet accessible study begins with an overview of the aesthetics. meanings. functions. and techniques of Mesoamerican architecture. and then proceeds to survey the historical development of the builder's art in each of the region's cultural areas. As readers travel from the the Maya heartland of Guatemala and the Yucatan to the Aztec stronghold of the Valley of Mexico. and all the way to the northern hinterlands of Mesoamerica. they will gain an appreciation of both the unity and the diversity of the region's architecture. The concluding chapter is devoted to the descriptions of architecture that have survived in Mayan and Aztec texts; it includes a unique and valuable glossary of the relevant glyphs. The main text is illustrated with color photographs of the spectacular remains of pyramids. palaces. and plazas. while a scholarly appendix presents maps. plans. and drawings of the most important sites and structures. Review: Praise for Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica: 'This is one of the most beautiful books ever published on Mesoamerican architecture; it's extensively illustrated. scholarly. completely footnoted. and well organized. and it presents ample maps. glossaries. and indexes.This book belongs in any fully stocked art or architecture library.The coverage and the illustrations are breathtaking; fans of this type of architecture will be overjoyed.' - Library Journal. Subjects; Indian architecture - Mexico. Indian architecture - Central America. Mexico - Antiquities. Central America - Antiquities. Architecture. History of art / art & design styles. BCE to c 500 CE; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; THE AMERICAS; Latin America. ARCHITECTURE / History / Prehistoric & Primitive. Weight in Kg appr.:

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