Reading the Maya Glyphs by Michael D Coe

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In the recent past, a working knowledge of the Maya script has been confined to epigraphers, art historians and other specialists. This is a compact, portable guide to enable students, tourists and armchair travellers to read and understand commonly encountered Classic Maya texts.

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Reading the Maya Glyphs by Michael D Coe

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.

'From the mathematics behind the famous Mayan calendar to politics, relationships, warfare and even the supernatural world, there is plenty to enlighten you on all aspects of the Mayan way of life' - All About History
'A must-read for anyone interested in the Mayan world' - Timeless Travels

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.

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ISBN 13	9780500285534
ISBN 10	0500285535
Title	Reading the Maya Glyphs
Author	Michael D Coe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	2016-01-04
Number of pages	176
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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Reading the Maya Glyphs by Michael D Coe

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