Describes the world of the Maya and their legacy of art and architecture and discusses Mayan temples and monuments

Art of the Maya: From the Olmecs to the Toltec-Maya

STIERLIN, Henri

Arts & Photography

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Living architecture: ancient Mexican;

Macdonald Co.

Photographs, plans, cross and vertical section drawings, and concise descriptive captions provide a comparative study of architectural styles by looking at the architecture of different cultures from ancient Egyptian civilization to the present

Encyclopedia of World Architecture

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

More than five hundred full-color illustrations and reproductions capture a panoramic array of Islamic art and architecture in a study that examines the sources, forms, themes, and symbolism of Islamic artistry, as exemplified in mosques, palaces, landscape architecture, caligraphy, miniature painting, tapestries and textiles, and other artforms.

Islamic Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal

Stierlin, Anne

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

From monumental architecture to miniature paintings, sumptuous carpets, and ceramics: the decorative profusion of the arts of Persia captured in glorious detail through hundreds of color photographs Persian art and architecture have a rich heritage that stretches far beyond the borders of modern-day Iran, from the Abbasid monuments of Baghdad to the splendid Timurid buildings of Samarqand and Bukhara. When the ancient land of Persia was conquered by the Arabs, its people embraced Islam but strove also to retain their own language and culture. The merging of influences resulted in a distinctive artistic style that spread through the Middle East. This book follows a historical path across the Iranian world and examines the artistic legacies of great rulers and their dynasties, from the rebirth of Persian art under the Seljuqs to the magnificent structures built by Timur-i Lang in Samarqand and the cultural flowering that occurred under the Safavid dynasty and beyond. Palaces, mosques, madrasas, and mausoleums display a mesmerizing decorative complexity, with form and ornament combining to create an indivisible whole. Spectacular polychrome tiles, intricate brickwork, curling arabesque motifs, and calligraphic inscriptions attain a transcendent beauty, designed to reflect both the temporal power of the rulers who commissioned them and the heavenly glory of creation. 280 illustrations, 255 in color

Persian Art and Architecture

Unfolding history: castles, fortresses and citadels

History

Stierlin's book has chapters on Tutankhamun, the Middle Kingdom and Ramesside New Kingdom, Tanis, and the Late Period. Hundreds of artifacts - rings, pectorals, bracelets, statues, coffin masks, and the like - are lavishly illustrated and discussed in detail.

The Gold of the Pharaohs

Middle East

Telleri

The pre-Colombian civilizations: The world of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas

Sunflower Books

World of India

Smithmark+publishers Inc

The World of the Pharaohs. Hardcover - 1978

The World of the Pharaohs.

Mayflower Books

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