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  | | The History of Art A Global View: Prehistory to the Present [Hardcover] Robertson Jean; Hutton Deborah; Colburn Cynthia; Harmansah by Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, Cynthia S. Colburn, Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, De-Nin Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Ömür Harmansah, Monica Blackmun Visonà, Omur Harmansah Hardcover, Published 2021 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-02237-5, ISBN: 0-500-02237-2 |
 | | Landscape And Power In Ancient Mesoamerica (Hardback) by Rex Koontz Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-367-09644-1, ISBN: 0-367-09644-7 |
 | | The Art of Urbanism(9th Edition) How Mesoamerican Kingdoms Represented Themselves in Architecture and Imagery (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) by Leonardo López Luján, William Leonard Fash, Contributor-Ann Cyphers, William L. Fash, Robert H. Cobean, Anna Di Castro, Barbara W. Fash, Susan Gillespie, David C. Grove, Dan Healan, Rex Koontz, Alfredo Lopez Austin, Joyce Marcus, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Patricia Plunket, William Ringle, Amparo Robles, William Saturno, Alexandre Tokovinine, Gabriela Urunuela, Zoltan Paulinyi, George J. Bey Hardcover, 488 Pages, Published 2009 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-344-9, ISBN: 0-88402-344-3 " This volume explores how the royal courts of powerful Mesoamerican centers represented their kingdoms in architectural, iconographic, and cosmological terms. Through an investigation of the ecological contexts and environmental opportunities of urban centers, the contributors to this volume consider how ancient Mesoamerican cities defined themselves and reflected upon their physical—and metaphysical—place via their built environment. T ..." |
 | | Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents The Public Sculpture of El Tajín (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Rex Koontz Hardcover, 151 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71899-9, ISBN: 0-292-71899-3 "El Tajin, an ancient Mesoamerican capital in Veracruz, Mexico, has long been admired for its stunning pyramids and ballcourts decorated with extensive sculptural programs. Yet the city's singularity as the only center in the region with such a wealth of sculpture and fine architecture has hindered attempts to place it more firmly in the context of Mesoamerican history. In Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents, Rex Koontz undertakes the ..." |
 | | The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall(1st Edition) Mixtec Lineage Histories and Political Biographies (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Robert Lloyd Williams, Rex Koontz Hardcover, 456 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74438-7, ISBN: 0-292-74438-2 "The pre-Hispanic Mixtec people of Mexico recorded political and religious history, including the biographies and genealogies of their rulers, in pictograms on hand-painted, screen-fold manuscripts known as codices. Functioning rather like movie production storyboards, the codices served as outlines of oral traditions to stimulate the memories of bards who knew the complete narratives, which were sung, danced, and performed at elite func ..." |
 | | Ideas, Debates and Perspectives Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America 4 by Heather Orr, Rex Koontz Hardcover, 398 Pages, Published 2009 by Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-80-2, ISBN: 1-931745-80-3 "Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame have been the traditional categories through which scholars have examined organized violence in the artistic and material records of ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. This volume expands those traditional categories to include such concerns as gladiatorial-like boxing combats, investiture rites, trophy-head taking and display, dark shamanism, and the subjective pain inheren ..." |
 | | Classic-Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz(71st Edition) (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies) by Christopher A. Pool, Richard A. Diehl, Terrence Kaufman, Rex Koontz, Javier Urcid, John S. Justeson, Thomas W. Killion, Robert S. Santley, Barbara L. Stark, Cherra E. Wyllie, Annick Daneels, Contributor-Barbara L., Philip J. Arnold, Philip J. Iiiarnold Hardcover, 526 Pages, Published 2008 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-350-0, ISBN: 0-88402-350-8 " Classic-Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz explores the diverse traditions and dynamic interactions along the Mexican Gulf lowlands at the height of their cultural florescence. Best known for their elaborate ballgame rituals and precocious inscriptions with long-count dates, these cultures served as a critical nexus between the civilizations of highland Mexico and the lowland Maya, influencing developments in bot ..." |