Understanding Maya Inscriptions A Hieroglyph Handbook John F. Harris, Stephen K. Stearns [1997]
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John F. Harris, Stephen K. Stearns
Understanding Maya Inscriptions A Hieroglyph Handbook
Filadelfia 1997, University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780924171413
Str. X, 247
Oprawa broszurowa, 29 cm
Liczne ilustracje
Tekst w jęz. ang.
Stan db+. [małe otarcia kraw. okładki].
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Foreword to the Second Edition vii
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Foreword to the First Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition xiii
Chapter 1: An Overview of Maya Writing 1
Chapter 2: Calendrics 11
Chapter 3: Phoneticism and Spelling in Maya Hieroglyph Writing 27
Chapter 4: Known Maya Glyphs: The Vocabulary 41
Chapter 5: The Nature of Hieroglyphic Tests: The Grammar 87
Chapter 6: The Origins of Classic Maya Hieroglyphic Writing 117
Chapter 7: Glyphs and Astronomy 129 Chapter 8: Glyphs and Cosmology 141
Chapter 9: Structural Analysis of Maya Hieroglyphic Texts 165
Appendices 185