The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0806132043
ISBN-13
9780806132044
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Imprint
University of Oklahoma Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 15th, 2001
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
1,226 grams
Dimensions
18.60 x 26.30 x 3.90 cms
Product Classification:
PalaeographyPalaeography (history of writing)
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The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing is an important story of intellectual discovery and a tale of code breaking comparable to the interpreting of Egyptian hieroglyphs and the decoding of cuneiform. Using classic articles taken from publications unavailable to most readers, accounts by Spaniards who witnessed the writing of the glyphs and research by twentieth-century scholars--from Tatiana Proskouriakoff to Michael Coe--this book provides a history of the interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs. Introductory essays offer the historical context and describe the personalities and theories of the many authors who contributed to the understanding of these ancient glyphs.
More than two hundred line drawings illustrate the text and serve as an introduction to decipherment. This landmark work in Maya studies is the first book to examine the centuries of thought behind the decoding of Maya hieroglyphs.
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