The Copan Sculpture Museum: Ancient Maya Artistry in Stucco and Stone by Barbara

Description: The Copan Sculpture Museum by Barbara W. Fash The Copan Sculpture Museum in western Honduras features the extraordinary stone carvings of the ancient Maya city known as Copan. This title tells the inside story of conceiving, designing, and building this local museum with global significance. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Maya. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Copan Sculpture Museum in western Honduras features the extraordinary stone carvings of the ancient Maya city known as Copan. The citys sculptors produced some of the finest and most animated buildings and temples in the Maya area, in addition to stunning monolithic statues and altars. The ruins of Copan were named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980, and more than 150,000 national and international tourists visit the ancient city each year. Opened in 1996, the Copan Sculpture Museum was initiated as an international collaboration to preserve Copans original stone monuments. Its exhibits represent the best-known examples of building façades and sculptural achievements from the ancient kingdom of Copan. The creation of this on-site museum involved people from all walks of life: archaeologists, artists, architects, and local craftspeople. Today it fosters cultural understanding and promotes Hondurans identity with the past. In The Copan Sculpture Museum, Barbara Fash-one of the principle creators of the museum-tells the inside story of conceiving, designing, and building a local museum with global significance. Along with numerous illustrations and detailed archaeological context for each exhibit in the museum, the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Maya and a model for working with local communities to preserve cultural heritage. Author Biography Barbara W. Fash is Director of the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. Review The Copan Sculpture Museum not only gives the reader a scholars view of conceiving, mapping, and building a museum, it bites your curiosity and makes you want to learn more about the Maya and the people who study them. Barbara Fash gathered an outstanding team around this project, from world-famous archaeologists and epigraphers to local people who loved the project from its inception. This refreshing and informative diary of a wonderful collection and museum reads like an adventure tale and is a lesson for scholars in any time or place. -- Maria Teresa Uriarte Castañeda, Professor of Art History and Director of the Precolumbian Mural Painting Project, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoThe Maya site of Copan has long been known for its spectacular stone sculpture. Barbara Fashs new book places these powerful works of art within a fascinating broader cultural context, drawing upon recent advances in archaeological and epigraphic research. Generously illustrated, the volume is accessible to the nonspecialist and indispensable to anyone interested in the art of the ancient Americas. -- Joanne Pillsbury, Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton OaksThis excellent book is highly recommended to visitors to the Copan Sculpture Museum and professional scholars alike. It is also a terrific guide to the museum—and so much more. In readily accessible prose, Barbara Fash skillfully uses discussions of the sculpture and architecture of Copan to illuminate important new understandings of the ancient Maya world. -- Jeremy A. Sabloff, President, Santa Fe Institute Review Quote This excellent book is highly recommended to visitors to the Copan Sculpture Museum and professional scholars alike. It is also a terrific guide to the museume"and so much more. In readily accessible prose, Barbara Fash skillfully uses discussions of the sculpture and architecture of Copan to illuminate important new understandings of the ancient Maya world. Details ISBN0873658582 Author Barbara W. Fash Short Title COPAN SCULPTURE MUSEUM Series Peabody Museum Language English ISBN-10 0873658582 ISBN-13 9780873658584 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. Subtitle Ancient Maya Artistry in Stucco and Stone Country of Publication United States Birth 1955 DEWEY 972.8384 Year 2011 Affiliation Harvard University Illustrations 198 color illustrations, 34 line illustrations, 35 halftones, 2 maps UK Release Date 2011-09-12 Publication Date 2011-09-12 AU Release Date 2011-09-12 NZ Release Date 2011-09-12 US Release Date 2011-09-12 Pages 216 Publisher Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161652057;

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