Displaying 1 of 1 1997 Format: Book Author: Becom, Jeffrey, author. Title: Maya color : the painted villages of Mesoamerica / photographs by Jeffrey Becom ; text by Jeffrey Becom and Sally Jean Aberg. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, [1997] ©1997 Description: 180 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm Summary: "This book is a photographic voyage into the living world of the Maya. The symbolic ways that the Maya of Mexico and Central America paint their homes, places of worship, and dwellings for their dead are the focus of this volume."--Amazon. Subjects: Mayas -- Dwellings. Maya painting. Church buildings -- Central America. Church buildings -- Mexico. Symbolism of colors -- Central America. Symbolism of colors -- Mexico. Other Author: Aberg, Sally Jean, author. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index. Contents: Through the door of color : map of the Maya world -- Beginnings : the dawn of color -- Painted houses : burning bright as candles -- Painted churches : since before the moon appeared -- Painted cemeteries : so that the souls may sing -- Change : the fragile world of Maya color. LCCN: 97008347 ISBN: 0789202158 9780789202154 Other Number: 36629900 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 53721 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 701.85 Becom Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
