Research and Course Guides: ARTH 291: Aztec Art: Getting Started

Background Information--In Print

Aztec Art by Pasztory, Esther
Call Number: UST-OSF Reserves-24 hours F1219.76.A78 P37 1998
ISBN: 0806125365
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America by Susan Toby Evans and David Webster, ed.
Call Number: F1218.6 .A62 2010
ISBN: 0815308876
Publication Date: 2001
The Handbook of Middle American Indians
Call Number: F 1434 .H191 v. 1-16
ISBN: 0292700148
The Aztec World
Call Number: UST-OSF Reserves-24 hours F1219.73 .A98 2008
ISBN: 9780810972780
The Codex Mendoza
Call Number: UST-OSF Special-Oversize F1219.56.C625 C64 1992, v. 1-4
ISBN: 0520062345

Introduction

An illustration of the "One Flower" ceremony, from the 16th century Florentine Codex. The two drums are the teponaztli.

This guide helps you direct research in the art and architecture of the Aztec empire.

The University of St. Thomas Libraries have a wealth of information in print and online about the artists and their art. For a concise overview of the topic, head to Oxford Art Online for the introductory essay, "Aztec."

Background Information--Electronic

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
The most exhaustive background source for art research. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, the Grove Dictionary of Art and several other resources. Includes extensive image archives from several major North American museums. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.

FAMSI:Fooundation for the Advancement of MesoAmerican Studies
Ancient Books: Highland Mexico's Codices
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
A comprehensive source chronicling pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica and covering art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region.
Maya Society of Minnesota
Headquartered at Hamline University, the Society promotes study of ancient and modern Maya.
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Entries on human fossils, historical sites, geographical areas, and the people, history, theory, and substance of archaeology.
Aztecs: Exposition of a Culture
Film of the Aztec Exhibition in London, 2002-03

Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context includes over 700,000 biographical entries covering more than 400,000 notable international figures from all time periods and areas of study.

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