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Archaeology of the Rivas Region, Nicaragua by Paul F. Healy. With a Foreword by Gordon R. Willey, and a Chapter on Rivas Fauna by Mary Pohl and Paul F. Healy. This work gives a…
Letters from Mexico by Hernan Cortes. Translated and edited by A R Pagden with an introduction by J H Elliott. This book contains the five letters (stretching from 1519 to 1525)…
Mexican Jewelry by Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack shows us the splendors of Mexican jewelry. After briefly tracing the history of the jewelry of Mexico, they describe the various…
In the Realm of 8 Deer. The Archaeology of the Mixtec Codices by Bruce E Byland and John M D Pohl. From the blurb: 'In the Realm of 8 Deer" is a multi-disciplinary book on the…
Prehistory of the Americas by Stuart J. Fiedel. From the blurb: 'Fiedel's book exploring the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from about…
The Course of Mexican History by Michael C Meyer and William L. Sherman offers an up-to-date (1979), lively, and engaging survey of Mexican history from pre-Columbian times to the…
A Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Artists by Adrian Vincent. This book has entries on more than 350 nineteenth century artists and profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover…
Mexican Indian Costumes by Donald Cordry and Dorothy Cordry Gives details on history, tools and techniques, variations in garments and accessories and how they are worn. The book…
Maya Glyphs. The Verbs by Linda Schele. The key to the study of the language and history of the Classic Maya (A.D. 293-900) is the verb apparently. This is a comprehensive study…
Jewelry of the Prehistoric Southwest (Southwest Indian arts series) by E W Jernigan graphically delineates formal, cultural and chronological relationships of the jewelry of the…
Macanche Island, El Peten, Guatemala. Excavations, Pottery and Artifacts by Prudence M. Rice. From the blurb: 'In reconsidering the transition from the Classic to the Postclassic…
Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica by Christopher A Pool (Cambridge World Archaeology) offers the most thorough and up-to-date book-length treatment of Olmec society and…
Casas Grandes And the Ceramic Art of the Ancient Southwest edited by Richard F. Townsend. From the blurb: '..focuses on the ceramic works of the Casas Grandes-Paquime area of…
The Murals of Cacaxtla. The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico by Claudia Brittenham. From the blurb: 'Presenting the first cohesive, art historical study of the entire…
Maya Hieroglyphic Writing. An Introduction by J. Eric S. Thompson was the most comprehensive book on Mayan glyph writing when it was first published. 347pp + illustrations of the…
