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To the four great calligraphic traditions - ancient Egyptian, East Asian, Islamic, and western European - is now added a fifth: that of the ancient Maya. Long known but little understood, Maya writing has now largely been deciphered, leading to a new understanding of the Maya scribes and the society in which they lived. This volume is the first to make full use of the latest research and the first to consider Maya writing both aesthetically and in terms of its meaning.

Michael D. Coe begins by examining the origins and character of the script. He then explores the world of the scribes and "keepers of the holy books," decoding their depiction in Maya art and describing the mediums in which they worked, their tools, and techniques.

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Harry N. Abrams
Language
English
Pages
240

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Subjects
Mayan languages, Indians of Mexico, Maya Manuscripts, Writing, Languages, Maya art, Mayan languages, writing

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1998, Harry N. Abrams
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1997, Thames and Hudson
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
497/.415211
Library of Congress
F1435.3.W75 C62 1998, F1435.3.W75C62 1998

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Hardcover
Pagination
240 p. :
Number of pages
240

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OL679035M
ISBN 10
0810919885
ISBN 13
9780810919884
LCCN
97025519
OCLC/WorldCat
37156231
Library Thing
677660
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833827

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The art of the Maya has been the subject of research, the results of which has shed much new light on the Maya scribes and their world. Their artistic achievements in stone, wood, stucco, shell, ceramics, murals and screenfold books are unsurpassed in pre-Columbian America. They are examined in detail in this book with the aid of many and varied photographs.

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