Pre-Columbian Art

Beautiful book includes 40 color plates. Heads and masks, vessels, mosaics, carvings, textiles, gold ornaments etc. In this volume on Pre-Columbian art of Central and South America, the author discusses a collection of artifacts that include: Heads and Masks, Vessels, Mosaics, Carvings, Textiles, Gold Ornaments representative of PC civilizations of Mexico and Peru. Includes a concise Introduction. A stand-alone volume in the 'Art For All' series. Includes Middle America, The Olmecs,, The Classic Period in Mexico, the Maya, the Post-Classic Civilizations, Peru, Moche and Nazca, Tiahuanaco and Chimu, and The Incas. Pre-Columbian Art is the art of Mexico, Central, the Caribbean, and South America in the time prior to the arrival of European colonizers in the 15th century. Pre-Columbian art thrived over a wide timescale from 1800 BCE to 1500 CE. Despite the great range and variety of artwork, certain characteristics were repeated throughout the region, namely a preference for angular, line