Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

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This work is a visual dictionary of Maya glyphs, offering a comprehensive catalogue of 1100 secured glyphs. Each entry includes the illustrated glyph, its phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech and meaning.

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Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

This authoritative work is the first visual dictionary of Maya glyphs published since the script's complete decipherment, offering a much-needed, comprehensive catalogue of 1100 secured glyphs. Each entry includes the illustrated glyph, it's phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech and meaning.
John Montgomery is an illustrator, epigrapher, writer, and PhD candidate in the field of Pre-Columbian Art at the University of New Mexico. He also teaches art history at the South-western Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque. A long and varied experience in Central America first inspired his interest in the ancient Maya. His glyphic illustrations based on a lifetime of involvement with Maya glyph decipherment. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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ISBN 13 9780781808620
ISBN 10 0781808626
Title Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs
Author John Montgomery
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Year published 2003-01-16
Number of pages 425
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.