The Maya World

by Elizabeth P. Benson

The Maya World

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 1977

About the author

Elizabeth P. Benson is an American art historian, curator and scholar, known for her extensive contributions over a long career to the study of pre-Columbian art, in particular that of Mesoamerica and the Andes. A former Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art History at the American University in Washington, D.C., Benson had also a long association with the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, where she served both as director of pre-Columbian studies and as curator of the institution's collection of pre-Columbian artworks.

Reviews

[Chris Jemanji · Rating 2 out of 5]

Outdated. Not overly well written to begin with. One wonders how so much was written to say so little.