Veiled brightness
Subtitle: a history of ancient Maya color
By: by Stephen Houston ... [et al.].
Contributors: Houston, Stephen D.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the western hemisphere
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780292719002
Subjects: Mayas -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State) -- Antiquities; Mayas -- Material culture -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State); Maya arts -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State); Color -- Social aspects -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State) -- History; Symbolism of colors -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State) -- History; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Antiquities
Description: A systematic study of how the ancient Maya peoples perceived and used colour.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.