University of Texas Press, Date: 2003-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2003. University of Texas Press ISBN 0292705565 9780292705562 [US]

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, Date: 2003. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small mark on front free endpaper. Full brown cloth boards. 8 5/8""w x 11 1/4""h. 266 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations. 2003. University of Texas Press ISBN 0292705565 9780292705562 [US]

ISBN10: 0292705565, ISBN13: 9780292705562, [publisher: University of Texas Press] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]
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Univ of Texas Pr, Date: 2003. Hardcover. New. 277 pages. 11.00x8.50x1.25 inches. 2003. Univ of Texas Pr ISBN 0292705565 9780292705562 [GB]

xii+265 pages with diagrams, illustrations, drawings, maps, figures, photographs, plates, appendices, bibliography and index. Quarto (11 11/4" 8 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. The ancient Maya city of Quirigua occupied a crossroads between Copan in the southeastern Maya highlands and the major centers of the Peten heartland. Though always a relatively small city, Quirigua stands out because of its public monuments, which were some of the greatest achievements of Classic Maya civilization. Impressive not only for their colossal size, high sculptural quality, and eloquent hieroglyphic texts, the sculptures of Quirigua are also one of the few complete, in situ series of Maya monuments anywhere, which makes them a crucial source of information about ancient Maya spirituality and political practice within a specific historical context.Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. reign of the city's most famous ruler, K'ak' Tiliw. In particular, Matthew Looper focuses on the role of stelae and other sculpture in representing the persona of the ruler not only as a political authority but also as a manifestation of various supernatural entities with whom he was associated through ritual performance. By tracing this sculptural program from its Early ...

University of Texas Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. University of Texas Press ISBN 0292705565 9780292705562 [US]

ISBN10: 0292705565, ISBN13: 9780292705562, [publisher: University of Texas Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Austin, TX University of Texas Press 2003 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Audience: General/trade. Book on excellent condition.