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2010 · 237540 — New York: Abbeville 2010. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 319 p.: ill. chiefly col. maps some col.; 32 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references p. 324-332 and index. Contents; Table of Contents from: Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica Preface by Maria Teresa Uriarte 1. Architecture as Art by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Antonio Toca 2. Architecture and Its Hidden Messages by Maria Teresa Uriarte Antonio Toca and Jesus Galindo Trejo 3. The Function and Techniques of Architecture by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Antonia Toca 4. Pre-Olmec and Olmec Architecture by Rebecca B. Gonzalez Lauck 5. The Development of Architecture in the Central High Plains by Maria Teresa Uriarte and Ilan Vit Suzan 6. Architecture in the West: Its Originality and Its Integration with the Mesoamerican Panorama by Veronica Hernandez Diaz 7. Northern Mexico: Architecture in the Landscape by Veronica Hernandez Diaz 8. Central Veracruz by Annick Daneels 9. Pre-Hispanic Architecture in the Huastec Region by Gustavo A. Ramirez Castilla 10. The Architecture of Oaxaca by Maria Teresa Uriarte 11. Mayan Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller and Claudia Brittenham 12. Architecture in Mayan and Nahuatl Texts by Erik Velasquez Garcia Technical Illustrations Notes Bibliography Index. Summary; An authoritative and magnificently illustrated survey of Mesoamerican architecture from pre-Olmec times to the Spanish conquest. Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica is destined to become a standard reference for the serious student and an intellectual delight for the interested amateur. This authoritative yet accessible study begins with an overview of the aesthetics meanings functions and techniques of Mesoamerican architecture and then proceeds to survey the historical development of the builder's art in each of the region's cultural areas. As readers travel from the the Maya heartland of Guatemala and the Yucatan to the Aztec stronghold of the Valley of Mexico and all the way to the northern hinterlands of Mesoamerica they will gain an appreciation of both the unity and the diversity of the region's architecture. The concluding chapter is devoted to the descriptions of architecture that have survived in Mayan and Aztec texts; it includes a unique and valuable glossary of the relevant glyphs. The main text is illustrated with color photographs of the spectacular remains of pyramids palaces and plazas while a scholarly appendix presents maps plans and drawings of the most important sites and structures. Review: Praise for Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica: ""This is one of the most beautiful books ever published on Mesoamerican architecture; it's extensively illustrated scholarly completely footnoted and well organized and it presents ample maps glossaries and indexes.This book belongs in any fully stocked art or architecture library.The coverage and the illustrations are breathtaking; fans of this type of architecture will be overjoyed."" - Library Journal. Subjects; Indian architecture - Mexico. Indian architecture - Central America. Mexico - Antiquities. Central America - Antiquities. Architecture. History of art / art & design styles. BCE to c 500 CE; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; THE AMERICAS; Latin America. ARCHITECTURE / History / Prehistoric & Primitive. New York: Abbeville hardcover