Pre-Columbian Painting: Murals of the Mesoamerica [Hardcover]

Jaca Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

This illustrated art book, with original photographic documentation, provides an excellent introduction to the artistic imagery and symbols of ancient Mesoamerica.'

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Jaca Book (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8816690038
• ISBN-13: 978-8816690035
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,114,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning!, July 9, 2008

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Eric Gannon "Etgreat" (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pre-Columbian Painting: Murals of the Mesoamerica (Hardcover)

This book is absolutely stunning in its display of the gems of mesoamerican mural painting.

The full page prints of cacaxtla, teotihuacan and bonampak murals truly are the best reproductions of the greatest examples of pre-columbian painting.

These peoples' use of color and symbolism, especially at Cacaxtla and Bonampak, which I find to be the best two murals, will blow you away.

This book demonstrates that Mesoamerican painting dating back to 2,000 years ago, with some still having brilliant colors with little fading, is worthy of respect among some of the worlds great murals including ancient egypt, minoan, and roman.

The only great example of mesoamerican painting that rivals bonampak that is not included in this book is the recently discovered murals at San Bartolo in Guatemala and this is a result of their discovery post-dating the printing of this book.

A must have to add to the collection of any art enthusiast!