Izapa Relief Carving: Form, Content, Rules for Design, and Role in Mesoamerican Art History and Archaeology
- ISBN-10
- 088402119X
- ISBN-13
- 9780884021193
- Category
- Indian sculpture
- Pages
- 114
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Author
- Virginia Grady Smith
Description
This study analyzes the visual traits of Izapa-style monuments to establish a stylistic inventory of visual elements and the rules for their use, and compares other Late Pre-Classic monuments of the Guatemala-Chiapas highlands and Pacific slopes.
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