IZAPA

 


LOWE, G., T. Lee, and E. Martinez. IZAPA: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RUINS AND MONUMENTS, 349 p, hundreds of illustrations, photographs, maps and architectural drawings showing all the excavations plus stelae discovered in the last 5 years. This book is essential for understanding the Preclassic/Proto- Classic origins of the eventual Maya civilization. Suitable for the aficionado, $45. No. 6173

NORMAN, V. Garth, IZAPA SCULPTURE, 2 vols. I is album of photographs and line drawings of the stelae and altars, II includes more drawings, additional photographs, and descriptive text. Suitable for the lay reader as well as student and scholar. 360p. of text including 245 drawings and 64 plates all for $80 - a bargain for a two-volume set with so much information and so many illustrations. No. 6201

SMITH, Virginia G. IZAPA RELIEF CARVING...ART HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, 103 p., with lots of illustrations including stelae from Abaj Takalik not widely published elsewhere, $25. No. 6249