Title: Art of the Maya : from the Olmecs to the Toltec-Maya /
Authors: Stierlin, Henri.
Publisher: Rizzoli,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Maya art.; Indian art Mexico; Indian art Central America
Contents: Introduction -- The Olmec dawn. Living conditions ; Excavations at la Venta ; The earth pyramid ; The ball court ; The ceremonial centre of San Lorenzo ; Monumental statuary ; Small stone art ; Olmec expansion ; The religious system ; The Olmec legacy -- The rise of the Maya. The Maya world ; The physical environment ; Canals revealed by aerial radar ; Natural resources ; Maya origins ; First signs of the Maya ; Architecture and the city ; Tikal, a giant among Maya ceremonial centres ; Copan and Quirigua, the Rio Motagua valley ; The Maya calendar -- Palenque and western Maya art. The discovery of Palenque ; The undisturbed crypt ; Architectural innovations ; Decorative sculpture ; Funerary customs ; Maya hieroglyphic writing ; The latest progress in decipherment ; Yaxchilan and Bonampak.