With the exception of the article by Felipe Solis, the texts presented here are theresult of studies carried out by the seminar on 《Pre-Hispanic mural painting in Mexico》which I proudly direct and coordinate, in the Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas de laUniversidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, UNAM (Institute of Aesthetic Research of theNational Autonomous University of Mexico). Tatiana Falc6n, Maria Elena Ruiz Gallut,Maria Teresa Uriarte and Leticia Staines Cicero are members of this seminar. Felipe SolisOlguin, Subdirector of Archaeology at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (NationalMuseum of Anthropology), is a curator of the Mexica room. They all have experience,which has been gathered after numerous years dedicated to the study of pre-Hispanicmural painting. In this work, they express their own point of view acquired from theirresearch. This oscillates between regional styles, particular themes and the study oftechniques and materials.

With the exception of the article by Felipe Solis, the texts presented here are theresult of studies carried out by the seminar on 《Pre-Hispanic mural painting in Mexico》which I proudly direct and coordinate, in the Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas de laUniversidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, UNAM (Institute of Aesthetic Research of theNational Autonomous University of Mexico). Tatiana Falc6n, Maria Elena Ruiz Gallut,Maria Teresa Uriarte and Leticia Staines Cicero are members of this seminar. Felipe SolisOlguin, Subdirector of Archaeology at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (NationalMuseum of Anthropology), is a curator of the Mexica room. They all have experience,which has been gathered after numerous years dedicated to the study of pre-Hispanicmural painting. In this work, they express their own point of view acquired from theirresearch. This oscillates between regional styles, particular themes and the study oftechniques and materials. All the people involved in this publication are professionalsand experts in their own areas: Falc6n in her work as a curator and student of pre-Hispanic Art History in Mesoamerica; Ruiz Gallut as a specialist of mural painting of Teo-tihuacfm; Uriarte with numerous works published about various aspects of pre-Hispanicculture; Staines Cicero with a prominent work mainly about Mayas; and Solis Olguin asan archaeologist and historian of pre-Hispanic art.

INTRODUCTION

Beatriz de la Fuente

THE BACKGROUND: OLMEC PAINTING

Beatriz de la Fuente

PRE-HISPANIC MURAL PAINTING: MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Tatiana FalcGn Alvarez

THE HIGH CENTRAL PLAIN: TEOTIHUACAN, CHOLULA AND CACAXTLA

Teotihuacan through its Painted Images

Maria Teresa Uriarte

Cholula

Maria Teresa Uriarte

The Paintings of Cacaxtla

Maria Teresa Uriarte

THE HIGH CENTRAL PLAIN: LATE POST-CLASSIC

Felipe Solis

Xochicalco

Tula

Ixtapantongo

Tizatlam

Ocotelulco

Tenayuca

Mexico-Tenochtitlan

Tlatelolco

Malinalco

Ecatepec

Tizapan

OAXACA: WAY TO THE NETHERWORLD

Beatriz de la Fuente

The Painted Tombs of Monte AlbUm

Suchilquitongo

Jaltepetongo

Pictorial Testimonies at other Sites in Oaxaca

Mitla

THE GULF COAST

Maria Teresa Uriarte and Tatiana Falc6n

E1 Tajin

Maria Teresa Uriarte and Tatiana Falc6n

Cempoala

Maria Teresa Uriarte and Tatiana Falc6n

Las Higueras

Maria Teresa Uriarte and Tatiana Falc6n

The Huaxteca Region

Beatriz de la Fuente

MAYAN MURALS

Leticia Staines Cicero

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