Reading the Maya Glyphs

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READING" THE MAYA GLYPHS
SECOND EDITION
"Aids students, tourists, and armchair travelers in reading and understanding commonly encountered Maya texts."—science news
"Finally makes the enigmatic Maya script accessible to the non-epigrapher a fun and user-friendly guide for both scholars and avocational Maya enthusiasts."—archaeology
"Ideal for use in courses on Maya or Mesoamerican history, for studying the history of writing, or for anyone interested in those topics."—historian
"Succeeds on all fronts, featuring clear, detailed, color-contrasted drawings and numerous photographs and exercises."—choice
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... Tovább

Fülszöveg

READING" THE MAYA GLYPHS
SECOND EDITION
"Aids students, tourists, and armchair travelers in reading and understanding commonly encountered Maya texts."—science news
"Finally makes the enigmatic Maya script accessible to the non-epigrapher a fun and user-friendly guide for both scholars and avocational Maya enthusiasts."—archaeology
"Ideal for use in courses on Maya or Mesoamerican history, for studying the history of writing, or for anyone interested in those topics."—historian
"Succeeds on all fronts, featuring clear, detailed, color-contrasted drawings and numerous photographs and exercises."—choice
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.
Michael D. Coe's books include The Maya, Breaking the Maya Code, Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya and, with Sophie Coe, The True History of Chocolate. In 2004 the Guatemalan government awarded him its highest honor, the Order of the Quetzal, for his many publications on the Maya.
Mark Van Stone is the leading interpreter of Maya calligraphic art. Vissza