This handsome volume contains over 40 beautiful renderings of Maya designs found on building facades, lintels, and bas-relief plaques; on painted vases and other ceramics, ball-court markers, funerary vases, stelae (stone markers); designs drawn from architectural sculpture and other monumental carvings, murals, illustrated books (codexes) and miscellaneous artifacts. Artists, designers and illustrators will find Maya Designs a rich source of graphic ideas and inspiration--useful for a myriad of projects. Colorists will enjoy bringing their own conceptions of color and tone to these ancient motifs. Paperback, 40 black-and-white illustrations, introduction, captions, 48 pages.
ISBN:486240479. DOVER |
