Mary Ellen Miller is former Dean of Yale College, and now directs the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. Megan O’Neil is Assistant Professor of Art History at Barnard College, Columbia University.

'An eloquently written, beautifully illustrated, and completely up-to-date guide to the glories produced by ancient Maya artists, scribes, and architects' - Michael D. Coe, author of The Maya

• Preface • 1. Discovering Maya Art; 2. Precious and Plain: The Materials of Maya Art and Architecture • 3. People of Maize: The Human Form in Maya Art • 4. Building the Maya World • 5. Makers and Modelers: Developing Sculptural Style • 6. Maya Sculpture of the Palace and Court • 7. Sculpture of the North: The Art of Yucatán and Chichén Itzá • 8. From the Hand of the Scribe: Painted Vessels in Maya Art • 9. The Splendor of Colours: The Art of Murals and Books • 10. A Modern World of Maya Art

Mary Ellen Miller is former Dean of Yale College, and now directs the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. Megan O’Neil is Assistant Professor of Art History at Barnard College, Columbia University.

'An eloquently written, beautifully illustrated, and completely up-to-date guide to the glories produced by ancient Maya artists, scribes, and architects' - Michael D. Coe, author of The Maya

• Preface • 1. Discovering Maya Art; 2. Precious and Plain: The Materials of Maya Art and Architecture • 3. People of Maize: The Human Form in Maya Art • 4. Building the Maya World • 5. Makers and Modelers: Developing Sculptural Style • 6. Maya Sculpture of the Palace and Court • 7. Sculpture of the North: The Art of Yucatán and Chichén Itzá • 8. From the Hand of the Scribe: Painted Vessels in Maya Art • 9. The Splendor of Colours: The Art of Murals and Books • 10. A Modern World of Maya Art