About this title: This illustrated guide to the classic period of the Maya civilization emphasizes Mayan writing. The Mayan peoples of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras created a mysterious system of hieroglyphics unlike any other indigenous, pre-Columbian group of Central America.
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Description: Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col. ); 33 cm. Subjects: Mayan languages--Writing--Maya art--Manuscripts, Maya. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. A particularly fine example; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally as new. Of obvious and considerable reference value. 3. pp. 240. read more
Description: Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col. ); 33 cm. Subjects: Mayan languages--Writing--Maya art--Manuscripts, Maya. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. A particularly fine example; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally as new. Of obvious and considerable reference value. read more
Description: New. 050023745X hardcover in new condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. A nice copy of this fine work. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket; Harry N. Abrams; 1997; hardback; ALWAYS WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; 28 YEARS OF FAST/RELIABLE SERVICE. 0810919885. 240 pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Date Published: 1997
Description: With 280 illustrations, 117 in colour. Considers the origins and character of the Maya script, explores the world of the scribes and keepers of the holy books, decoding the depiction in Maya art, and examines the media in which they worked, their tools and their techniques. Super Royal 4to; 240pp; red textured boards. Fine in like dust jacket. read more
"This book arrived in almost new condition. As an art historian who loves the Mayan art and their caligraphy, I was very impressed with the large colored photos of individual pieces of their writings. This is a wonderful coffee table book as well as instructional."
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