tailieunhanh - Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City

In this book, Alexander Parmington combines an examination of space, access control, and sculptural themes and placement to propose how images and texts controlled movement in ClassicMaya 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 thereforemore public and which spaces weremore segregated and consequently more private, Dr. Alexander Parmington demonstrates how sculp- tural, iconographic, and hieroglyphic content varies considerably when found in public/common or private/elite space. Drawing on specific examples from the Classic Maya and. | Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City Alexander Parmington Space and Sculpture in the Classic Maya City In this book Alexander Parmington combines 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 sculptural iconographic and hieroglyphic content varies considerably when found in public common 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 and Compensation 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 Mexican the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de Guatemala the Instituto de Antropologia e Historia de Guatemala and the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican .