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Item Details
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PALENQUE
ETERNAL CITY OF THE MAYA |
| By: |
David Stuart, George E. Stuart |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0500051569 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780500051566 |
| Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2008 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Palenque, known as the queen of Maya cities, fell into ruin when Mayan civilization suffered a mysterious collapse over a millennium ago. This title documents the city's graceful and ornate palaces, temples, bas-reliefs and hieroglyphic inscriptions. It describes a lost world of palace intrigue and of patron gods and revered ancestors. |
| Synopsis: |
Palenque, known as the queen of Maya cities, fell into ruin when Mayan civilization suffered a mysterious collapse over a millennium ago. Here, father-and-son team George and David Stuart lead the reader on a journey with pioneer artists and archaeologists from the 18th century on as they rediscovered Palenque and attempted to document the city's graceful and ornate palaces, temples, bas-reliefs and hieroglyphic inscriptions. The Stuarts portray a lost world of palace intrigue, of war and peace, of brilliant architects and sculptors, of patron gods and revered ancestors, and of a city teeming with craftsmen, traders and farmers. Today Palenque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a place of new reverence and relevance for millions of modern Maya, archaeologists and all those fascinated by the history of the Maya. |
| Illustrations: |
167 illustrations, 27 in colour |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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