Aztec Designs

Aztec Designs

By Wilson G. Turner

$6.95

Publication Date: 24th September 2005

Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals, and activities both secular and sacred are brilliantly rendered by Wilson G. Turner, a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image.
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Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals, and activities both secular and sacred are brilliantly rendered by Wilson G. Turner, a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image.
Artists, designers, and illustrators will find in Aztec Desig... Read More
Description
Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals, and activities both secular and sacred are brilliantly rendered by Wilson G. Turner, a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image.
Artists, designers, and illustrators will find in Aztec Designs a wealth of ideas and inspiration for a myriad of projects. Colorists will enjoy adding their own conceptions of color to these ancient motifs.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $6.95
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Pictorial Archive
  • Publication Date: 24th September 2005
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustration Note: 42 designs
  • ISBN: 9780486443386
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DESIGN / Decorative Arts
    HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
    DESIGN / Clip Art
Author Bio
A scholar of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and pre-Columbian art, artist Wilson G. Turner is the author of Dover's Aztec Design Coloring Book and Maya Design.
Table of Contents
Ahuitzotl
altar
ball-court marker
Bimilek vase
brazier
Chalchihuitlicue
circles
Coatlicue
Codex Borbonicus
Codex Borgia
Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Codex Laud
Codex Magliabecciano
Codex Vaticanus B
corn
Cortez
Coyolxauhqui
coyote
death eye
death god
drum, slit
eagle
Earth
earth monster
Ehecatl
fertility goddess
Five Flower
Flower Bird
Flower Prince
fresco
heart
Huitzilopochtli
hummingbird god
Hummingbird Wizard
Itzpapalotl
jaguar
Kukulcan
Lady Precious Green
Macuilxochitl
maguey
Mayahuel
Mexico City
Montezuma
moon
moon goddess
Oaxaca
olin bowl
Puebla
pyramid
Quetzalcoatl
rabbit
rattlesnake
sacrifice
sculpture
serpent, feathered
sex
shield, feathered
shield, war
skull
Smoking Mirror
snake, red
sun
Tenoctitlán
Teotihuacán
Tepeyollotl
Tezcatlipoca
Tizatlan
Tizoc
Tlaloc
Tlaloque
Tlaltecuhtli
Tlazolteotl
Toltecs
Tula
Venus (planet)
water goddess
wind god
writing, Aztec
Xipe Totec
Xochipilli
Xochiquetzal
Xolotl
Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals, and activities both secular and sacred are brilliantly rendered by Wilson G. Turner, a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image.
Artists, designers, and illustrators will find in Aztec Designs a wealth of ideas and inspiration for a myriad of projects. Colorists will enjoy adding their own conceptions of color to these ancient motifs.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $6.95
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Pictorial Archive
  • Publication Date: 24th September 2005
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • Illustrations Note: 42 designs
  • ISBN: 9780486443386
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DESIGN / Decorative Arts
    HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
    DESIGN / Clip Art
A scholar of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and pre-Columbian art, artist Wilson G. Turner is the author of Dover's Aztec Design Coloring Book and Maya Design.
Ahuitzotl
altar
ball-court marker
Bimilek vase
brazier
Chalchihuitlicue
circles
Coatlicue
Codex Borbonicus
Codex Borgia
Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Codex Laud
Codex Magliabecciano
Codex Vaticanus B
corn
Cortez
Coyolxauhqui
coyote
death eye
death god
drum, slit
eagle
Earth
earth monster
Ehecatl
fertility goddess
Five Flower
Flower Bird
Flower Prince
fresco
heart
Huitzilopochtli
hummingbird god
Hummingbird Wizard
Itzpapalotl
jaguar
Kukulcan
Lady Precious Green
Macuilxochitl
maguey
Mayahuel
Mexico City
Montezuma
moon
moon goddess
Oaxaca
olin bowl
Puebla
pyramid
Quetzalcoatl
rabbit
rattlesnake
sacrifice
sculpture
serpent, feathered
sex
shield, feathered
shield, war
skull
Smoking Mirror
snake, red
sun
Tenoctitlán
Teotihuacán
Tepeyollotl
Tezcatlipoca
Tizatlan
Tizoc
Tlaloc
Tlaloque
Tlaltecuhtli
Tlazolteotl
Toltecs
Tula
Venus (planet)
water goddess
wind god
writing, Aztec
Xipe Totec
Xochipilli
Xochiquetzal
Xolotl