Stierlin, Henri

Living architecture: Mayan. / Text and photos by Henri Stierlin ; Preface by Pedro Ramfrez Vásquez. - Mexico D.F. : Compania Internacional de Publicaciones S.A. , c1964 - 192 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. - Living architecture .

Bibliography and index included.

The Architecture of the ancient Mayan people presents the modern world with a unique paradox and a riddle that has so far remained unsolved. Against the dramatic background of the rise and fall of their civilization, this book deals in detail with the design and construction of the principal buildings which for more than a thousand years lay unknown and undisturbed in the heart of the jungle.


English.


Maya architecture
Mayas---Antiquities

F1435.3.A6 / S8

720.972 STI