Aztecs [Hardcover]

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma (Author), Felipe Solis Olguin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

This important new book documents the splendid artistic legacy of the Aztecs, an extraordinary people who, in the space of only 200 years from 1325 to 1521, created one of the most impressive civilizations in the world.

Published to accompany one of the greatest exhibitions of Aztec culture ever seen, this comprehensive volume with over 500 superb colorplates presents works of turquoise, gold, and jade, polychrome ceramics, illustrated codices and manuscripts, and monumental stone and wood sculptures. Nine authoritative essays written by a team of renowned scholars from Mexico, Britain, and the United States explore the Aztecs' view of the cosmos and their place within it, their religious beliefs, rulers, philosophy and literature, techniques of warfare, and day-to-day life. This book will stand as the definitive book on the Aztecs for years to come.

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About the Author

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma is Coordinator of the Proyecto Templo Mayor. Felipe Solis Olguin is Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 520 pages
• Publisher: Royal Academy Books (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903973139
• ISBN-13: 978-1903973134
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 10.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lifestyles of the Aztec Rich and Famous, July 25, 2003

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This review is from: Aztecs (Hardcover)

This sumptous book, amply illustrated with beautiful color photos, is the catalog for a recent art exhibit in London. The perspectives of the exhibit and the book glorify the aesthetic aspects of the Aztec empire and nobility. This is a beautiful introduciton to Aztec royal art. If you want a more balanced account of Aztec society, however, with an emphasis on daily life of the non-rich and non-famous, see the new edition of Smith's textbook, The Aztecs (2003, Blackwell).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty picture book but text is weak, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: Aztecs (Paperback)

This book is largely composed of photos of items exhibited at a British Museum showing of Aztec pieces. The photos are superb but the text is superficial and weak. The book would have been much better if the text had been expanded and better organized.