The Art of Mesoamerica, From Olmec to Aztec (3rd Edition)

The first edition of Miller’s authoritative book on the art of Mesoamerica was published in 1986 and the present edition reflects both on new discoveries and new interpretations of the art, as well as a greater emphasis on art historical rather than archaeological aspects of Mesoamerican art. The book covers the period from the beginnings of the Olmec cultures, ca. 1500bc to the Columbian period and the end of the Aztec Empire in the early sixteenth century ad. Its geographical range is the cultural region which adopted the ritual 260 day calendar, covering the southern half of modern Mexico, Guatemala,...