Research and Course Guides: Mesoamerican Art: Getting Started

Background Information--In Print

The Aztec World
Call Number: 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
The Essential Codex Mendoza
Call Number: UST-OSF Oversize F1219.56.C625 C64 1997
ISBN: 0520204549
The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller and Karl Taube
Call Number: F1435.3.R3 M55 1993
ISBN: 0500050686
Script and glyph : pre-Hispanic history, colonial bookmaking and the Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca by Dana Leibsohn
Call Number: UST-OSF Stacks F1219.8.C55 L45 2009
ISBN: 9780884023616

Introduction

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

Mesoamerican Art is the art of Mexico and Central America in the time prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th century. Mesoamerican art thrived over a wide timescale from 1800 BCE to 1500 CE.

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, "Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian."

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.
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Entries on human fossils, historical sites, geographical areas, and the people, history, theory, and substance of archaeology.
European Association of Mayanists
An academically oriented association promoting Mayan studies.
Maya Society of Minnesota--Speaker line-up
A local resource bringing in speakers and workshops.

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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