Publication

1993 - Siglo Veintiuno Editores, México, D.F

Language

Spanish

Word Count

39,250 words, Guess

Page Count

157 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCF1435.3.A7 R49 1993

Description

"Study of 'Maya blue' an intense sky-blue pigment used to decorate precolumbian pottery (especially but not exclusively Maya polychromes) and for precolumbian and early colonial period murals. Concludes that the pigment was produced by combining mineral pigments with indigo. Includes many color illustrations of ceramic vessels, figurines, and murals with Maya blue paint"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Colección América nuestra ;

Other Editions

  • De Bonampak al Templo Mayor: el azul maya en MesoaméricaSiglo Veintiuno Editores1993-01-01

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