Maya script : a civilization and its writing
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Maya script : a civilization and its writing
Abbeville Press, c2000
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"Fitst paperback edition" -- t.p. verso
Bibliogrpahy: p. 176
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
A fascinating handbook revealing the secrets of the symbolic written characters of the ancient Maya people, which provides a vivid portrait of their gods, people, and everyday life. Maya Script presents about 200 Maya glyphs (symbolic figures). Some are ideograms while 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-color drawings of the glyphs, illustrations from reliefs and Spanish codices, and examples of Maya sculpture and paintings. Concluding the book are a chapter on writing systems of the New World, a bibliography, and an index of glyphs. This informative book is a travelogue back in time for anyone intrigued by ancient civilizations.
目次
Table of Contents from: Maya Script Foreword In Search of a People Life at Court Symbols Religion The Calendar Astronomy Life and Thought Writing Systems of the New World Further Reading Index of Glyphs
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