Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica

Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica
Title Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica PDF eBook
Author Maria Teresa Uriarte
Publisher National Geographic Books
Pages 0
Release 2010-10-26
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0789210452

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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.

Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica

Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica
Title Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica PDF eBook
Author Doris Heyden
Publisher New York : H. N. Abrams
Pages 344
Release 1975
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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A pictorial and descriptive study of styles and ornamental elements representative of Mesoamerican architectural achievements from the Olmec civilization to the Spanish Conquest --

Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica

Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica
Title Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica PDF eBook
Author Doris Heyden
Publisher
Pages 235
Release 1979
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780571150724

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Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica

Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica
Title Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica PDF eBook
Author Doris Heyden
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Pages 276
Release 1988
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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A pictorial and descriptive study of styles and ornamental elements representative of Mesoamerican architectural achievements from the Olmec civilization to the Spanish Conquest.

Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volumes 10 and 11

Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volumes 10 and 11
Title Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volumes 10 and 11 PDF eBook
Author Robert Wauchope
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 947
Release 2015-01-16
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1477306773

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Archaeology of Northern Mesoamerica comprises the tenth and eleventh volumes in the Handbook of Middle American Indians, published in cooperation with the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University under the general editorship of Robert Wauchope (1909–1979). Volume editors of Archaeology of Northern Mesoamerica are Gordon F. Ekholm and Ignacio Bernal. Gordon F. Ekholm (1909–1987) was curator of anthropology at The American Museum of Natural History, New York, and a former president of the Society for American Archaeology. Ignacio Bernal (1910–1992), former director of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico, was director of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico and also a past president of the Society for American Archaeology. Volumes 10 and 11 describe the pre-Aztec and Aztec cultures of Mexico, from central Veracruz and the Gulf Coast, through the Valley of Mexico, to western Mexico and the northern frontiers of these ancient American civilizations. The thirty-two articles, lavishly illustrated and accompanied by bibliography and index, were prepared by authorities on prehistoric settlement patterns, architecture, sculpture, mural painting, ceramics and minor arts and crafts, ancient writing and calendars, social and political organization, religion, philosophy, and literature. There are also special articles on the archaeology and ethnohistory of selected regions within northern Mesoamerica. The Handbook of Middle American Indians was assembled and edited at the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University with the assistance of grants from the National Science Foundation and under the sponsorship of the National Research Council Committee on Latin American Anthropology.

The Art of Urbanism

The Art of Urbanism
Title The Art of Urbanism PDF eBook
Author William Leonard Fash
Publisher Harvard University Press
Pages 496
Release 2009
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780884023449

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The Art of Urbanism explores how the royal courts of powerful Mesoamerican centers represented their kingdoms in architectural, iconographic, and cosmological terms. Through an investigation of the ecological contexts and environmental opportunities of urban centers, the contributors consider how ancient Mesoamerican cities defined themselves and reflected upon their physicalâe"and metaphysicalâe"place via their built environment. Themes in the volume include the ways in which a kingdomâe(tm)s public monuments were fashioned to reflect geographic space, patron gods, and mythology, and how the Olmec, Maya, Mexica, Zapotecs, and others sought to center their world through architectural monuments and public art. This collection of papers addresses how communities leveraged their environment and built upon their cultural and historical roots as well as the ways that the performance of calendrical rituals and other public events tied individuals and communities to both urban centers and hinterlands. Twenty-three scholars from archaeology, anthropology, art history, and religious studies contribute new data and new perspectives to the understanding of ancient Mesoamericansâe(tm) own view of their spectacular urban and ritual centers.

Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities

Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities
Title Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities PDF eBook
Author William M. Ferguson
Publisher UNM Press
Pages 280
Release 2001
Genre History
ISBN 9780826328014

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William Ferguson's classic photographic portrayal of the major pre-Columbian ruins of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras is now available from UNM Press in a completely revised edition. Magnificent aerial and ground photographs give both armchair and actual visitors unparalleled views of fifty-one ancient cities. The restored areas of each site and their interesting and exotic features are shown within each group of ruins. The authors have thoroughly revised the text for this new edition, and they have added over 30 new photographs and illustrations as well as a completely new chapter by Richard E. W. Adams on regional states and empires in ancient Mesoamerica. Over a span of three thousand years between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 great civilizations, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec, flourished, waned, and died in Mesoamerica. These indigenous cultures of Mexico and Central America are brought to life in Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities through stunning color photographs. The authors include the most recent research and most widely accepted theoretical perspectives on Mesoamerican civilizations. Ideal for the general reader as well as scholars of Mesoamerica, this volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Americas.