Maya Script: A Civilization and Its Writing - Couverture rigide

Longhena, Maria

 
9780789206534: Maya Script: A Civilization and Its Writing
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0789206536 ISBN 13 : 9780789206534
Editeur : Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

This volume presents about 200 Maya glyphs (symbolic figures). Some are ideograms (pictorial symbols representing things, not words); others are phonetic signs. The glyphs express people, animals, things, and such abstract concepts as death. Each one opens a window onto fragments of everyday life, religious beliefs, or even emotions. The complexity of the Maya calendar, mathematical computations, and astronomy reveals a highly-developed civilization. This book also features two-colour drawings of the glyphs, illustrations from reliefs and Spanish codices, and examples of Maya sculpture and paintings. Concluding the book is a chapter on writing systems of the New World, a list of museums to visit, a bibliography, and an index of glyphs.

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Éditeur
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0789206536
ISBN 13 
9780789206534
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
180
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0789208822 ISBN 13 :  9780789208828
Editeur : Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2006
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