Fiery pool : the Maya and the mythic sea / [edited by] Daniel Finamore and Stephen D. Houston.
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Salem, Mass. : Peabody Essex Museum ; New Haven, Conn. : In association with Yale University Press, ©2010. |
| Description | 328 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm |
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| Other author/creator | Finamore, Daniel, 1961- |
| Other author/creator | Houston, Stephen D. |
| Other author/creator | Peabody Essex Museum. |
| Other author/creator | Kimbell Art Museum. |
| Other author/creator | St. Louis Art Museum. |
| Portion of title | Maya and the mythic sea |
| Contents | Introduction / Daniel Finamore and Stephen D. Houston -- The worlds of the ancient Maya and the worlds they made / Mary E. Miller and Megan O'Neil -- Drowned landscapes / Heather McKillop -- The wide waters of Palenque / David Stuart -- Living waters and wondrous beasts / Stephen D. Houston -- Symbols of water management at Copan, Honduras / Barbara W. Fash -- The music of shells / Marc Zender -- Navigating the Maya world / Daniel Finamore -- The dark lord of Maya trade / Simon Martin -- The Maya ports Isla Cerritos and Uaymil / Rafael Cobos -- Where earth and sky meet : the sea and sky in ancient and contemporary Maya cosmology / Karl A. Taube -- Offerings to the rain gods : the archaeology of Maya caves / James E. Brady -- Objects cast into cenotes / Luis Alberto Martos López -- Coda : the sea and art / Daniel Finamore. |
| General note | "Fiery Pool : The Maya and the Mythic Sea accompanies the exhibition of the same name organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, on view from March 27 through July 18, 2010; and traveling to the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, from August 29, 2010, through January 2, 2011; and the Saint Louis Art Museum from February 13 through May 8, 2011"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-320) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009932103 |
| ISBN | 9780300161373 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0300161379 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780875772196 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0875772196 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F1435.3.A7 F55 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |