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9780486443386
Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals and activities both secular and sacred are brillantly rendered by a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image.Turner, Wilson G. is the author of 'Aztec Designs', published 2005 under ISBN 9780486443386 and ISBN 0486443388.
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