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Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City
In this book, Alexander bines an examination of space, access
control, and sculptural themes and placement to propose how images and texts
controlled movement in Classic Maya cities. Using Palenque as a case study, this
book analyzes specific building groups and corresponding sculptures to provide
insight into the hierarchical distribution and use of ritual and administrative
space in temple and palace architecture. Identifying which spaces were the most
accessible and therefore more public and which spaces were more segregated and
consequently more private, Dr. Alexander Parmington demonstrates how sculp-
tural, iconographic, and hieroglyphic content varies considerably when found in
mon or private/elite space. Drawing on specific examples from the
Classic Maya and other early civilizations, he demonstrates that, by examining
the intent in the distribution of architecture and art, the variation and function
of the artistic themes represented in sculpture and other monumental works of
art can be better understood.
Alexander Parmington is an Archaeologist and Heritage Consultant at the
Wurundjeri Tribe Land pensation Cultural Heritage Council Inc.
in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked extensively in Australia, Mexico,
Guatemala, and Honduras. He has contributed articles to several journals and
organizations, including Mexicon, the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de
Guatemala, the Instituto de Antropolog´ıa e Historia de Guatemala, and the
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies.
Space and Sculpture in the Classic
Maya City
Alexander Parmington
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Singapore, S˜ao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City
Cambridge University Press
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C Alexander Parmington 2011
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