Aztec Art
- ISBN-10
- 0810906872
- ISBN-13
- 9780810906877
- Category
- Art / History / General
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- H.N. Abrams
- Author
- Esther Pasztory
Description
Discusses Aztec architecture, stone sculpture, codices, mozaics, wood sculpture, ceramics, and featherwork and covers the historical and cultural background of the works
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