Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents: The Public Sculpture of El Tajín

by Rex Koontz

El Taj?n, 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 first extensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292718993
• ISBN13: 9780292718999
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.3"