The Aztec Calendar Stone [Hardcover]

Khristaan Villela (Editor), Mary Miller (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2010 | ISBN-10: 160606004X | ISBN-13: 978-1606060049 | Edition: 1

This is a superbly illustrated survey of one of the most recognizable monuments of Aztec civilisation - the Calendar Stone. Analyzed by scholars, deployed by Mexican nationalists, beloved by the public, and reproduced in every medium and scale since its rediscovery in 1790, the Aztec Calendar Stone - or Piedra del Sol - has become one of the most recognizable monuments of the Pre-Columbian era. Commissioned by the Mexican emperor Motecuhzoma I in the last decades before the Spanish invasion of the New World and buried by the Conquistadors not long after, the Aztec Calendar Stone has had a remarkably far-reaching legacy in the modern world. "The Aztec Calendar Stone" is a superbly illustrated and highly informative introduction to the study of this massive and puzzling sculpture - including works numerous acclaimed scholars, many of which are published in English for the first time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

 “This beautifully illustrated Getty Research Institute publication will undoubtedly take its place as a classic contribution, indispensable to any and all future studies and considerations of the calendar stone. A must have.”—Choice

 “A must have for anyone with an abiding interest in the scholarship and popular culture of the Aztec tradition and of Mexico more generally.  Essential.”—Choice

About the Author

Khristaan D. Villela is a visiting professor at the University of New Mexico and a visiting scholar at the New Mexico History Museum. Mary Miller is a professor of art history at Yale University and Dean of Yale College.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 333 pages
• Publisher: Getty Publications; 1 edition (April 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160606004X
• ISBN-13: 978-1606060049
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)