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Book SynopsisAn authoritative and magnificently illustrated survey of Mesoamerican architecture from pre-Olmec times to the Spanish conquest.
Trade ReviewPraise 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
Table of ContentsTable 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
