Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents : : The Public Sculpture of El Tajín / / Rex Koontz.

El Tajín, an ancient Mesoamerican capital in Veracruz, Mexico, has long been admired for its stunning pyramids and ballcourts decorated with extensive sculptural programs. Yet the city's singularity as the only center in the region with such a wealth of sculpture and fine architecture has hinde...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2009
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (151 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Approaching El Tajín
  • Chapter 2 The Pyramid of the Niches
  • Chapter 3 The Divine Ballcourt
  • Chapter 4 The Tajín Court
  • Chapter 5 Audiences and Deities at El Tajín
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index