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Living architecture: Mayan. / Text and photos by Henri Stierlin ; Preface by Pedro Ramfrez Vásquez.

By:

Stierlin, Henri

Contributor(s):

Vasquez, Pedro Ramirez

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Living architecturePublication details: Mexico D.F. : Compania Internacional de Publicaciones S.A. , c1964Description: 192 p. : illus. ; 22 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

720.972 STI

LOC classification:

F1435.3.A6 S8

Abstract: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	720.972 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		025241

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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.

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