Aztec Art

by Esther Pasztory

This is the first comprehensive book on Aztec eleven chapters illustrated with seventy-five superb color plates and hundreds of photographs, supplemented by maps and diagrams. Temple architecture, majestic stone sculpture carved without metal tools, featherwork and turquoise mosaic, painted books, and sculptures in terra cotta and rare stones - all are here. Pasztory has placed these major works of Pre-Columbian art in a historical context, relating them to the reigns of individual rulers, events in Aztec history, and the needs of different social groups from the elite to the farmer. She focuses on the little-known aspects of the aesthetics, poetry and humanity of the Aztecs.

Genres: Art

346 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Helen Pugsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it to write fanfiction. Do not have the knowledge or skills to fact check it. Enjoyed the pictures.

[Mills College Library]

709.72 P2939 1998