ANCIENT MAYA RELIEF SCULPTURE; Rubbings byMerle Greene. Introduction & Notes by J. Eric S. Thompson

Greene, Merle

Edité par NY. 1967. Museum of Primitive Art

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large light tan softcover ~ 2º (folio ~ 11"x12") in a slipcase (slide out box). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. slipcase in fine cond. bit of suntanning, not cracked or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). limited edition. "edition of 4000 copies". approximately. 135pp. 60 full page plates. suggestions for further reading. b&w map. ancient art. ancient religion. archaeology. sculpture. american history. mexican history. prehistory. maya art. maya culture. maya religion. ancient history. ~ " All the pieces illustrated (with the exceptions noted above) embellished the great ceremonial centers~the so~called cities~ of the central area. The term "ceremonial center" is preferable; they did not function as do our urban centers. People lived in small settlements scattered over the surrounding country, repairing to the ceremonial centers for religious rites, markets, dances, games (ball courts were probably reserved for the aristocracy), high courts of justice and so on. Priests and novices occupied certain buildings during the long periods of fasting and continence~up to 100 days~which preceded the most important ceremonies. ~ there is no systematic effort to cover the subject; the rubbings were not made by an archaeologist to illustrate some aspect of his craft. Instead, choice of subjects was governed by such factors as accessibility, state of preservation, and depth of relief. Moreover.range of subiects was circumscribed. Only low relief sculpture is represented; the graceful tall shafts of Quirigúa, the high relief stelae of Copán, the brilliant murals of Bonampak, the closely allied painted pottery, are all perforce absent. (from the introduction).

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• Titre: ANCIENT MAYA RELIEF SCULPTURE; Rubbings byMerle Greene. Introduction & Notes by J. Eric S. Thompson
• Éditeur: NY. 1967. Museum of Primitive Art
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale, Édition limitée
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• État de l'article: Comme neuf