Author: SCHELE, LINDA; MARY ELLEN MILLER
Title: The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art
Description: New York / Fort Worth, George Braziller with Kimball Art Museum. 1986. (ISBN: 080761159X). Cloth, Square 4to. 336 pages. 123 color plates; 50 b&w illustrations; 200 drawings. Color plates: excellent photography. This history of Maya culture makes use of the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphics which record Maya civilization from about 50 B.C. Chapters include The Royal Person; Courtly Life; Bloodletting; The Ballgame; more. Clean throughout; tight binding; no tears. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Maya Art Mexico Culture Central America Art-Mexico, South America, Central America 080761159x


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