Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest

Grube, Nikolai (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 3833143398 / ISBN 13: 9783833143397

Edité par h.f.ullmann (an imprint of Tandem Verlag GmbH), 2007

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Second printing, hardcover, has a mild skew to the binding, slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a touch of shelfwear to the cover edges, and some faint spotting in the cover hinges, otherwise a solid, tight, clean Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and corners, mild rubbing, and a touch of edge wear.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest
• Éditeur: h.f.ullmann (an imprint of Tandem Verlag GmbH)
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3833143398
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783833143397
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good+
• État de la jaquette: Very Good+
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Latin America

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"A feast for the eyes and the understanding..."
Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest

Ed. Nikolai Grube

h.f.ullmann

$49.99
A feast for the eyes and the understanding, this large volume is replete with hundreds of photos, maps, and texts on a broad spectrum of the Mayan cultures by twenty-six specialists in their fields. Presenting much new information on the Mayan people, their language, and their works, chapters include essays on "Habitats and Early Horizons," "Architecture and Art," "Religious Beliefs," "The Colonial Era," and "The Maya in the Present," among others. The essays are concise, offering material rich in depth and detail, yet easily accessible to the reader. The Appendix contains a glossary, an overview of historical sites, selected museums worldwide together with their contact information, a timeline, charts of the ruling dynasties with accompanying hieroglyphs, and remarks on the writing and pronunciation of Mayan.
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Reviewed by Ethan Boatner, Lavendar Magazine, Aug 9, 2012
"A feast for the eyes and the understanding..."

Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest
Ed. Nikolai Grube
h.f.ullmann
$49.99

A feast for the eyes and the understanding, this large volume is replete with hundreds of photos, maps, and texts on a broad spectrum of the Mayan cultures by twenty-six specialists in their fields. Presenting much new information on the Mayan people, their language, and their works, chapters include essays on "Habitats and Early Horizons," "Architecture and Art," "Religious Beliefs," "The Colonial Era," and "The Maya in the Present," among others. The essays are concise, offering material rich in depth and detail, yet easily accessible to the reader. The Appendix contains a glossary, an overview of historical sites, selected museums worldwide together with their contact information, a timeline, charts of the ruling dynasties with accompanying hieroglyphs, and remarks on the writing and pronunciation of Mayan. --

Reviewed by Ethan Boatner, Lavendar Magazine, Aug 9, 2012