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Reading the Maya Glyphs
Michael D. Coe, Mr Mark Van Stone
£14.95
A compact guide to explore and understand commonly encountered Classic Maya texts
Overview
In this practical guide Michael D. Coe and Mark Van Stone have made the difficult, often mysterious Maya script accessible to the non-specialist. 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.
Product Information
Book Details
Format: Paperback
Edition Type: Second edition
Size: 23.3 x 15.4 cm
Extent: 176 pp
Publication date: 4 January 2016
ISBN: 9780500285534
About the Author
Professor Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Reading the Maya Glyphs and Mexico and The True History of Chocolate, all published by Thames & Hudson.
Mark Van Stone is the world’s leading interpreter of Maya calligraphic art.
Mark Van Stone is the world’s leading interpreter of Maya calligraphic art.
