The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership.

Michael D. Coe; Richard A. Diehl; et. al.

ISBN 10: 0943012198 / ISBN 13: 9780943012193

Published by Art Museum Princeton University, 1995

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Almost perfect condition. This is a very large black softcover with statue on front cover, 1995, 344pp, gorgeous color photos. Slightest (barely visible) edgewear, tiny red mark on outer page edges. **Oversize - overseas orders may require additional shipping. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership.
• Publisher: Art Museum Princeton University
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0943012198
• ISBN 13: 9780943012193
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used, like new
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Synopsis

Between 1400 and 400 BC, in what is now Mexico and Central America, the Olmec people created a magnificent culture, one too often overshadowed by those of the Maya and the Aztec. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of over 250 Olmec works of art - ceramic, jade and stone - on display at the Art Museum, Princeton University in December 1995, and travelling to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Essays by prominent scholars offer interpretations of such topics as the power of objects within the context of the Olmec ritual system. These identify and illustrate the fundamental themes of Olmec small-scale sculpture, the sacred role of the maize in Olmec ideology, and the relationship of Olmec culture to later civilizations. An illustrated glossary of motifs and symbols is provided to clarify the often highly abstract style and encoded iconography of the Olmec. The book also includes precise mineralogical descriptions of the lithic materials they used.