בידספיריט | Aztec Art by Esther Pasztory

Aztec Art by Esther Pasztory NY. 1983. Harry N. Abrams - 2 color illustrated title pg. 335p. glossy pages throughout. 394 illustrations, including 75 (glossy full page) plates in full color. glossary. bibliogaphy. index. Eleven chapters lavishly illustrated with superb colorplates and hundreds of photgraphs, supplemented with maps and diagrams. Temple architecture, majestic stone sculptures carved without metallic tools, lost techniques of featherwork and turquoise mosiac, painted books, and sculpture in terracotta and rare stones ~all these are here. The religion with its bizarre cycles of ritual and sacrifice contrasts with the well~organized island cities supported by agriculture and hydraulic engineering. The rulers were immersed in mthology and death while the comoners' concerns were with fertility and life.