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This important new book documents the splendid artistic legacy of the Aztecs, an extraordinary people who, in the space of only 200 years from 1325 to 1521, created one of the most impressive civilizations in the world.Published to accompany one of the greatest exhibitions of Aztec culture ever seen, this comprehensive volume with over 500 superb colorplates presents works of turquoise, gold, and jade, polychrome ceramics, illustrated codices and manuscripts, and monumental stone and wood sculptures. Nine authoritative essays written by a team of renowned scholars from Mexico, Britain, and the United States explore the Aztecs' view of the cosmos and their place within it, their religious beliefs, rulers, philosophy and
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This important new book documents the splendid artistic legacy of the Aztecs, an extraordinary people who, in the space of only 200 years from 1325 to 1521, created one of the most impressive civilizations in the world.Published to accompany one of the greatest exhibitions of Aztec culture ever seen, this comprehensive volume with over 500 superb colorplates presents works of turquoise, gold, and jade, polychrome ceramics, illustrated codices and manuscripts, and monumental stone and wood sculptures. Nine authoritative essays written by a team of renowned scholars from Mexico, Britain, and the United States explore the Aztecs' view of the cosmos and their place within it, their religious beliefs, rulers, philosophy and literature, techniques of warfare, and day-to-day life. This book will stand as the definitive book on the Aztecs for years to come.


About the Author:
Eduardo Matos Moctezuma is Coordinator of the Proyecto Templo Mayor. Felipe Solis Olguin is Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City.

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At a moment when the exhibition catalog has too frequently eschewed its broader educational role and become overwhelmed by the narrow preoccupations of the specialist, it is an unalloyed pleasure to peruse a volume that is so intelligently shaped to the needs of an interested public. Not only does this work provide lavish and comprehensive visual documentation for the Royal Academy of Art's splendid show of Aztec art, but it also proffers a catalog of its more than 350 works (shown in 500 color photographs) that is informed by the requisite scholarship and yet articulated with a restraint that should engage the intellect and taste of nonspecialized readers. The organizers have also wisely prefaced the volume with a suite of introductory essays embracing these splendid objects within a context that goes beyond the artistic and archaeological to include needed social, historical, literary, and religious perspectives. Although not a comprehensive accounting of the Aztec artistic achievement, this book is required for collections involved with New World art and archaeology.-Robert Cahn, Fashion Inst. of Technology, New York Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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A translation from the Italian of Gli Aztechi (Editoriale Jaca Book, 1989). This beautifully illustrated volume introduces the latest archeological findings and theories about the Aztec civilization. Moctezuma (director of the anthropology museum in Mexico City, among many other qualifications) discusses the Aztecs' ascendency, economic and social organization, conception of the cosmos, and their art. No index. Oversized: 91/2x121/2". Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781903973134
  • Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
  • Publication date: 3/28/2003
  • Pages: 520
  • Product dimensions: 10.00 (w) x 12.10 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Forewords 7
Essays
1 Introduction 14
2 The Aztecs' Search for the Past 22
3 Cosmovision, Religion and the Calendar of the Aztecs 30
4 Aztec Society: Economy, Tribute and Warfare 38
5 The Templo Mayor, the Great Temple of the Aztecs 48
6 Art at the Time of the Aztecs 54
7 Aztec Codices, Literature and Philosophy 64
8 The Conquest 72
9 Exhibitions and Collectors of Pre-Hispanic Mexican Artefacts in Britain 80
Catalogue
I Antecedents 93
II The Human Form 119
III The Natural World 141
IV Gods of Life 171
V Gods of Death 205
VI Religion 225
VII Gold and Symbols of Stature 245
VIII The Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan 275
IX Treasures 323
X Contact 343
XI Codices 359
Catalogue Entries 400
Table of Rulers 496
Guide to Glyphs 497
Glossary 498
Bibliography 500
List of Lenders 510
Photographic Credits 511
Acknowledgements 512
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