Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City /
"In this book, Alexander Parmington combines an examination of space, access control and sculptural themes and placement, to propose how images and texts controlled movement in Classic Maya cities. Using Palenque as a case study, this book analyzes specific building groups and sculptures to pro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "In this book, Alexander Parmington combines an examination of space, access control and sculptural themes and placement, to propose how images and texts controlled movement in Classic Maya cities. Using Palenque as a case study, this book analyzes specific building groups and sculptures to provide insight into the hierarchical distribution and use of ritual and administrative space in temple and palace architecture. Identifying which spaces were the more accessible and therefore more public, and which spaces were more segregated and consequently more private, Dr. Parmington demonstrates how sculptural, iconographic, and hieroglyphic content varies considerably when found in public/common or private/elite space. Drawing on specific examples from the Classic Maya and other early civilizations, he demonstrates that by examining the intent in the distribution of architecture and art, the variation and function of the artistic themes represented in sculpture and other monumental works of art can be better understood"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 261 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139145138 1139145134 9780511976704 0511976704 9781139137805 1139137808 1139141813 9781139141819 1107220483 9781107220485 1139139355 9781139139359 9786613686596 661368659X 1139140930 9781139140935 9781107696181 1107696186 1139140086 9781139140089 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
