The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec (World of Art)
This third edition of a noted pre-Columbian art history book  will satisfy various types of readers, including travelers,  armchair archaeologists, museum goers, and art history students.  Inspired by new discoveries in archaeology and by major museum  exhibitions, Miller (history of art, Yale) covers Mesoamerica's  broad range of cultures, from Olmec to Aztec; geographic areas,  including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and the Yucat n;  and time periods, from archaic to postclassic. She explains how  architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics relate to the  dynamic forces of advance and decline within each culture and  pays special attention to recent hieroglyphic decipherments and  evidence for dating. The publication is enhanced by 193 pages of  illustrations and beautiful color photography on quality paper.  This book's trade paperback format make it ideal to take on  vacation or to a museum. Recommended for public and academic  libraries and for specialized collections. Sylvia Andrews,  Indiana State Lib., IndianapolisCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.