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Cop'an, in Honduras near the Guatemala border, is the southeasternmost major Maya site of the classic period. It is distinctive for its sculptures, many of which feature unusually high relief. Baudez describes and interprets nearly 60 freestanding monuments and the sculptures on more than a dozen structures. The principal monuments depict full-figure portraits of rulers surrounded by complex symbolism and hieroglyphic texts. Translations have revealed dated records of dynasties and historic events. This first systematic analysis of the elaborate iconography uses a structuralist approach, as in linguistics, to reinforce and supplement the texts; the ultimate goal is "to gain information on Maya society and thought." Final chapters interpret the changes through time and the religion and politics at Cop'an in terms of the belief system, the rituals, and the nature of kingship. Illustrations are abundant and generally excellent. Some photos have such muddy reproduction that the ink drawings and text descriptions are essential; but since they do not always cover the same field, some details remain obscure. An important addition to Maya collections. Upper-division undergraduate; graduate; faculty. K. A. Dixon; California State University, Long Beach
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Among the great artistic achievements of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, none exceeds the sculpture of the Maya city of Copan. Although long known and often studied, this splendid trove has not heretofore been comprehensively described and interpreted. Baudez's massive, methodical catalog scrupulously enunciates the monuments' figurative quality, garniture of costume and attributes, ambient symbolic motifs, and structural context. Out of this informed scrutiny emerges not only a keen articulation of the works' individual iconographic content but a deeper sense of their place in the cosmic vision of the Copanecs. Although Mayanists will welcome the precise descriptive formulations, cogent symbolic readings, and ample illustrations, epigraphically attuned scholars will object to the neglect of glyphic content in explicating this sculpture. Collections requiring a more general introduction to the site will be nicely served by William Fash's Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya (Thames & Hudson, 1991).-Robert Cahn, Fashion Inst. of Technology, New York (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.