Verlag: Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0300161379 ISBN 13: 9780300161373
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Verlag: Yale University Press (edition First Edition), 2010
ISBN 10: 0300161379 ISBN 13: 9780300161373
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Verlag: Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0300161379 ISBN 13: 9780300161373
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Zustand: Used - Like New. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0300161379 ISBN 13: 9780300161373
Anbieter: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, USA
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Zustand: Used - Very Good. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
Verlag: Peabody Museum / Yale, 2010
ISBN 10: 0875772196 ISBN 13: 9780875772196
Anbieter: Antiquariat KAMAS, Düsseldorf, NRW, Deutschland
4° grey cloth with dustjacket. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 328 pages with many illustrations in full color. A revolutionary new interpretation of ancient Maya art and culture.Good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2400.
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0300161379 ISBN 13: 9780300161373
Anbieter: Frans Melk Antiquariaat, HILVERSUM, Niederlande
Peabody essex Museum, 2010. 31,5 x 26,5 cm. Hardcover (clothbound) with dustjacket. With illustrations in color and b/w. 328 pages. NEW COPY Still shrink wrapped. * **** Maya art and hieroglyphs constitute one of the world's most fascinating, visually striking, and complex systems of expression. Most scholarly interpretations of Maya art and culture have emphasized that this ancient civilization was oriented toward inland centers and preoccupied with the blood of royal lineage and ritual sacrifice. Drawing on recent archaeological discoveries and developments in deciphering Maya glyphs, this groundbreaking volume presents a revisionist reading that shifts the emphasis of interpretation to the mythic power of the sea as the basis of a larger, deeper cultural narrative and history for the Maya. Surrounded by the sea in all directions, the Maya viewed water as a source of both life and danger. Through the artworks presented-including acknowledged masterpieces and many never before exhibited in the United States-readers will gain a new appreciation for water's influence on Maya cosmology, its role in their interpretation of the supernatural, as well as its impact on Maya cross-cultural contacts, trading practices, and power dynamics. Essays by prominent scholars provide an interdisciplinary context for understanding Maya art as well as new interpretations of traditional iconography and symbolism. Accompanying a monumental exhibition comprising almost 100 artworks ranging from carved stone monuments to delicate jade sculptures, this compelling, richly illustrated publication will fundamentally transform the interpretation of Maya art. [Maya ].
Verlag: New Haven und London, Peabody Essex Museum und Yale University Press., 2010
ISBN 10: 0875772196 ISBN 13: 9780875772196
Anbieter: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 4°. 32 x 26 cm. 328 Seiten. Original-Leinenband mit Original-Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Katalog anlässlich der Ausstellung im Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, vom 27. März - 18. Juli 2010; im Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, vom 29. August 2010 bis 2. Januar 2011; sowie im Saint Louis Art Museum vom 13. Februar - 8. Mai 2011. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Eine untere Ecke bestoßen, ansonsten sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. English language edition. Exhibition catalogue. With many illustrations. Original cloth binding with dust jacket. One corner bumped, otherwise fine copy Sprache: englisch.