A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala--Additions and Alterations: Tikal Report 34A

by H. Stanley Loten

Overview

A comprehensive series of reconstructed views rendered in colors approximating the original finishes of polished plaster and paint, with 42 different stages of development in three-dimensional form, show what the Acropolis looked like at various times from ca. 330 BCE to CE 600. On an accompanying CD-ROM 112 color plates include constructions of individual structures and some photos of Acropolis fabric at the time of excavation and consolidation. The text accompanying the color plates provides a rationale for the sequences illustrated and an interpretation of ancient Maya intentions in developing the architectural forms that were found, including ideas of rulership and monumental architecture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781931707985
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Museum
Publication date:	07/10/2007
Series:	University Museum Monograph Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

H. Stanley Loten is an architect and Distinguished Research Professor at Carleton University.