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Monuments Of Piedras Negras An Ancient
Flora Simmons Clancy
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Hardback. Patronized by royalty between the sixth and eighth centuries, the monuments of Guatemala's ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras were carved by sculptors with remarkable skills and virtuosity. This title discusses the known monuments of the city sequentially by reigns. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 halftones, 53 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACBK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Patronized by royalty between the sixth and eighth centuries, the monuments of Guatemala's ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras were carved by sculptors with remarkable skills and virtuosity. Together patrons and sculptors created monumental imagery in a manner unique within the larger history of ancient Maya art by engaging public viewers through illustrations of ceremonies focusing on family and the feminine in royal agendas. Flora Clancy's introduction contextualizes her work with other studies and lays out her methodological framework. She then discusses the known monuments of the city sequentially by reigns. Individual rulers are characterized by a biography drawn from ... Read more
Patronized by royalty between the sixth and eighth centuries, the monuments of Guatemala's ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras were carved by sculptors with remarkable skills and virtuosity. Together patrons and sculptors created monumental imagery in a manner unique within the larger history of ancient Maya art by engaging public viewers through illustrations of ceremonies focusing on family and the feminine in royal agendas. Flora Clancy's introduction contextualizes her work with other studies and lays out her methodological framework. She then discusses the known monuments of the city sequentially by reigns. Individual rulers are characterized by a biography drawn from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826344519
SKU
V9780826344519
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About Flora Simmons Clancy
Flora Simmons Clancy is professor emerita of art history at the University of New Mexico. She is a highly respected scholar in Maya art and iconography whose research has focused on Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. She is the author of Sculpture in the Ancient Maya Plaza.
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