The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec - World of Art (Paperback)

The fourth edition of this standard guide to the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica includes exciting new discoveries, from Palenque, Mexico, where architecture and sculpture reveal a dramatic eighth century, to San Bartolo, Guatemala, where Maya murals of unprecedented complexity and sophistication have been uncovered in the past few years. Continuing hieroglyphic decipherments - not only of Maya writing but of other Mesoamerican civilizations - provide insights into works of the past.