Reading the Maya glyphs / Michael D. Coe, Mark Van Stone.
| Author/creator |
Coe, Michael D. |
| Other author/creator | Van Stone, Mark. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Thames & Hudson, 2005. |
| Description | 176 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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. |
| Subject | In this practical guide Michael D. Coe and Mark Van Stone have made the difficult, often mysterious Maya script accessible to the nonspecialist. They decipher real Maya texts, and the transcriptions include a picture of the glyph, the pronunciation, the Maya words in Roman type, and the translation into English. The book includes illustrations of historic texts, a syllabary, a lexicon, and translation exercises. For the second edition the authors have added glyphs, updated captions, and reinterpreted or expanded upon earlier decipherments. |
| General note | "With glyph illustrations throughout." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-173) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004112870 |
| ISBN | 0500285535 |
| ISBN | 9780500285534 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F1435.3.W75 C64 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |