Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art

Pp. xii, 335; 123 color plates, 50 black-and-white illustrations and 200 drawings. Publisher's original red cloth, lettered in silver on the spine and stamped in blind on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. This volume brings together new information about the history of the Maya civilization. By making full use of the tremendous progress in deciphering the complicated Maya hieroglyphic code that has taken place since 1960, this groundbreaking work effectively penetrates the world and minds of the creators of Maya art. No ownership marks and no signs of use.