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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael D Coe; Mark Van Stone |
ISBN: | 0500285535 9780500285534 |
OCLC Number: | 60532227 |
Notes: | "With glyph illustrations throughout." |
Description: | 176 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm |
Contents: | The cultural background of Maya writing -- The nature of the Maya script -- Time and the calendar -- Royal lives and royal rituals -- Places and polities -- Dynastic names and titles -- Relationships -- Warfare -- Scribes and artists -- Ceramic texts -- The supernatural world -- The inanimate and animate worlds. |
Responsibility: | Michael D. Coe, Mark Van Stone. |
Abstract:
In the recent past, a working knowledge of the Maya script has been confined to epigraphers, art historians and other specialists. This is a compact, portable guide to enable students, tourists and armchair travellers to read and understand commonly encountered Classic Maya texts.
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'A must-read for anyone interested in the Mayan world' - Timeless Travels 'From the mathematics behind the famous Mayan calendar to politics, relationships, warfare and even the supernatural world, there is plenty to enlighten you on all aspects of the Mayan way of life' - All About History Read more...
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