Function and meaning in classic Maya architecture : a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 7th and 8th October 1994 / Stephen D. Houston, editor.
By: Houston, Stephen D
Language: English Publisher: Washington D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1998.Description: viii, 562p. : ill., maps, photos., plans ; 23cm.ISBN: 0884022544
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Includes bibl. references. - Contents: Classic Maya architecture / D. Webster; Continuity and disjunction: the pre-classic antecedents / R.D Hansen; Structures as sites: the construction process / Elliot M. Abrams; What do houses mean? / Kevin J. Johnston, N. Gonlin; A design for meaning / Mary Miller; Dynastic architectural programs: intention and design at Copan and other sites / W.L. Fash; Ancestors and the classic Maya built environment / P.A. McAnany; The architectural content of caches, burials and other ritual activities (Caracol, Belize) / Diane Z. & Arlen F. Chase; Classic Maya depictions of the built environment / S.D. Houston; "The fire enters his house": architecture and ritual in classic Maya texts / David Stuart; The jade hearth / K. Taube; The iconography of Maya architectural facades during the late classic period / Linda Schele; Finding function and meaning / S.D. Houston.