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Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Maya calendar
ISBN : 9781465582430
Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Indian calendar
ISBN : UOM:39015008430764
Author : Morley Sylvanus Griswold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243759851
Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0266316964
Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs To the second of these considerations, however, the writings of Mr. C. P. Bowditch, of Boston, Massachusetts, offer a conspicuous exception, particularly his final contribution to this subject, entitled The N umeration, Calendar Systems, and Astronomical Knowledge of the Mayas, the publication of which in 1910 marked the dawn of a new era in the study of the Maya hieroglyphic writing. In this work Mr. Bowditch exhaustively summarizes all previous knowledge of the subject, and also indicates the most promising lines for future investigation. The book is a vast storehouse of heretofore scattered material, now gathered together for the first time and presented to the student in a readily accessible form. Indeed, so thorough is its treatment, the result of many years of intensive study, that the writer would have hesitated to bring out another work, necessarily covering much of the same ground, had it not been for his belief that Mr. Bowditch's book is too advanced for, lay comprehension. The Maya hieroglyphic writing is exceedingly intricate; its subject matter is complex and its forms irregular; and in order to be understood it must be presented in a very elementary way. The writer believes that this primer method of treatment has not been followed in the publi cation in question and, furthermore, that the omission of specimen texts, which would give the student practice in deciphering the glyphs, renders it too technical for use by the beginner. Acknowledgment should be made here to Mr. Bowditch for his courtesy in permitting the reproduction of a number of drawings from his book, the examples of the period, day and month glyphs figured being derived almost entirely from this source; and in a larger sense for his share in the establishment of instruction in this field of research at Harvard University where the writer first took up these studies. In the limited space available it would have been impossible to present a detailed picture of the Maya civilization, nor indeed is this essential to the purpose of the book. It has been thought advisable, however, to precede the general discussion of the hieroglyphs with a brief review of the habitat, history, customs, government, and religion of the ancient Maya, so that the reader mav gather a general idea of the remarkable people whose writing and calendar he is about to study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0781240573
Bonded Leather binding
Author : SYLAVANUS GRISWOLD MORLEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297034163
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Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Maya calendar
ISBN : OCLC:844732975
Author : Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology,SYLVANUS GRISWOLD. MORLEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1571798080
Hardcover/imitation leather, color dust jacket, printed on acid-free paper.
Author : Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368284121
Reprint of the original, first published in 1915.
Author : Scott A.J. Johnson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806189406
Maya hieroglyphic writing may seem impossibly opaque to beginning students, but scholar Scott A. J. Johnson presents it as a regular and comprehensible system in this engaging, easy-to-follow textbook. The only comprehensive introduction designed specifically for those new to the study, Translating Maya Hieroglyphs uses a hands-on approach to teach learners the current state of Maya epigraphy. Johnson shows readers step by step how to translate ancient Maya glyphs. He begins by describing how to break down a Mayan text into individual glyphs in the correct reading order, and then explains the different types of glyphs and how they function in the script. Finally, he shows how to systematically convert a Mayan inscription into modern English. Not simply a reference volume, Translating Maya Hieroglyphs is pedagogically arranged so that it functions as an introductory foreign-language textbook. Chapters cover key topics, including spelling, dates and numbers, basic grammar, and verbs. Formal linguistic information is accessibly explained, while worksheets and exercises complement and reinforce the material covered in the text. Glyph blocks and phrases drawn from actual monuments illustrate the variety and scribal virtuosity of Maya writing. The Maya writing system has not been fully deciphered. Throughout the text, Johnson outlines and explains the outstanding disputes among Mayanists. At the end of each chapter, he offers sources for further reading. Helpful appendices provide quick reference to vocabulary, glyph meanings, and calendrical data for students undertaking a translation. The study of Maya glyphs has long been an arcane subject known only to a few specialists. This book will change that. Taking advantage of the great strides scholars have made in deciphering hieroglyphs in the past four decades, Translating Maya Hieroglyphs brings this knowledge to a broader audience, including archaeologists and budding epigraphers.
Author : Martha J. Macri,Matthew George Looper
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Inscriptions, Mayan
ISBN : 0806134976
For hundreds of years, Maya artists and scholars used hieroglyphs to record their history and culture. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, archaeologists, photographers, and artists recorded the Maya carvings that remained, often by transporting box cameras and plaster casts through the jungle on muleback. The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs, Volume I: The Classic Period Inscriptions is a guide to all the known hieroglyphic symbols of the Classic Maya script. In the New Catalog Martha J. Macri and Matthew G. Looper have produced a valuable research tool based on the latest Mesoamerican scholarship. An essential resource for all students of Maya texts, the New Catalog is also accessible to nonspecialists with an interest in Mesoamerican cultures. Macri and Looper present the combined knowledge of the most reliable scholars in Maya epigraphy. They provide currently accepted syllabic and logographic values, a history of references to published discussions of each sign, and related lexical entries from dictionaries of Maya languages, all of which were compiled through the Maya Hieroglyphic Database Project. This first volume of the New Catalog focuses on texts from the Classic Period (approximately 150-900 C.E.), which have been found on carved stone monuments, stucco wall panels, wooden lintels, carved and painted pottery, murals, and small objects of jadeite, shell, bone, and wood. The forthcoming second volume will describe the hieroglyphs of the three surviving Maya codices that date from later periods.
Author : Ian Graham,Peter Mathews,Eric Von Euw,Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,David Stuart,Oswaldo Fernando Chinchilla Mazariegos,Barbara W. Fash,Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher : Peabody Museum of Archaeology &
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : 0873657799
The goal of the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. When complete, the Corpus will have published the inscriptions from over 200 sites and 2,000 monuments. The series has been instrumental in the remarkable success of the ongoing process of deciphering Maya writing, making available hundreds of texts to epigraphers working around the world. Volume 1 includes a Spanish translation of the Introduction text and six appendices: sources of sculpture and their codes; list of abbreviations and symbols used in the Corpus series; table of tun-endings between 8.1.15.0.0 and 10.9.3.0.0; a complete Calendar Round in tabular form, giving the position of tun-endings between 8.1.15.0.0 and 10.9.3.0.0; a method for the quick computation of Calendar Round position, by John S. Justeson; and Moon Age tables, by Lawrence Roys.
Author : Sylvanus G. Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1571791299
Author : Harri Kettunen
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1500763349
"The purpose of this handbook is to provide an introduction to the study of Maya hieroglyphs and is designed to be used in conjunction with Maya hierglyphic workshops"--Page 4.