The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs, Volume Two: Codical Texts (Volume 264) Ed 2
Prof. Martha J. Macri Ph.D., "The New Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs, Volume Two: Codical Texts (Volume 264) Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0806140712 | 2009 | 320 pages | PDF | 19 MB
English | ISBN: 0806140712 | 2009 | 320 pages | PDF | 19 MB
This long-awaited resource complements its companion volume on Classic Period monumental inscriptions. Authors Martha J. Macri and Gabrielle Vail provide a comprehensive listing of graphemes found in the Dresden, Madrid, and Paris codices, 40 percent of which are unique to these painted manuscripts, and discuss current and past interpretations of these graphemes.
The New Catalog uses an original coding system developed for the Maya Hieroglyphic Database Project. The new three-digit codes group the graphemes according to their visual, rather than functional, characteristics to allow readers to see distinctions between similar signs. Each entry contains the grapheme’s New Catalog code, an image, the corresponding Thompson number, proposed syllabic and logographic values, calendrical significance, and bibliographical citations. Appendices and an index of signs from both volumes contain images of all graphemes and variants ordered by code, allowing readers to search for graphemes by visual form or by their proposed logographic and phonetic values.
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