Maya art and architecture

A journey into the art of one of the world's most enigmatic ancient civilizations.

From temple to tomb, Mary Ellen Miller explains how and why the Maya made their greatest works and how the modern-day viewer might come to understand them.

New archaeological discoveries at Copan, Tikal and Palenque are all included, and the author draws on decipherments in Maya writing to provide interpretation of Maya sculpture and ceramics.

Chapters on Maya architecture and the materials of Maya art set the stage for discussions of the sculpture of different time periods and regions, the famous murals at Bonampak, the dramatic findings at Cacaxtla and the painted Maya ceramics of the first millennium AD.