Reading Maya art, a hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture, Andrea Stone and Marc Zender ; with 355 illustrations
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Reading Maya art, a hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture, Andrea Stone and Marc Zender ; with 355 illustrations
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Reading Maya art
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bibliography
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668194720
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Andrea Stone and Marc Zender ; with 355 illustrations
Sub title
a hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture
Summary
A compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are building locks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture. Using over five hundred line drawings and photographs, it shows how to identify the signs, understand their meaning, and appreciate the novel ways they appear in art
Table of contents
Introduction -- Catalog of signs -- People: -- 1: Baby / Unen -- 2: Clown / pa -- 3: Lady / IX / IXIK -- 4: Lord / Ajaw -- Gods: -- 5: Akan / Akan -- 6: Chahk / Chahk -- 7: Death / Cham -- 8: Hero twins / Juun Ajaw and Yax Baluun -- 9: Itzamnaaj / Itzam -- Human Body: Parts, Movements, Positions: -- 10: K'awiil / K'awiil -- 11: Paddler Gods -- 12: Blood / Ch'ich -- 13: Bone / Baak -- 14: Chop / Ch'ak -- 15: Front / Ichon -- 16: Penis / Aat -- 17: Sit / Chum -- Ritual Regalia And Implements: -- 18: Skull / head / Jol -- 19: Strike / Jatz -- 20: Throw / Chok -- 21: Jade Celt / Hut -- 22: Mirror / Nehn -- 23: Obsidian bloodletter / Ch'ahb -- 24: Rope / Ch'ajan -- 25: Stingray spine / Kohkan -- 26: Weaving / Jal -- Implements Of Warfare: -- 27: Flint / Took -- 28: Helmet / Ko'haw -- 29: Shield / Pakal -- Musical Instruments: -- 30: Drum -- 31: Trumpet / Huub -- Seats And Altars: -- 32: Altar -- 33: Bone throne -- 34: Cushion throne / Tz'am -- 35: Litter / Piit -- Architecture: -- 36: Ballcourt -- 37: House / Otoot -- 38: Pyramid -- 39: Step / Ehb -- Writing: -- 40: Tomb / Muhk -- 41: Book / Huun -- 42: Leaf / Aan -- 43: Writing / Tz'ihb -- Numbers: -- 44: Six / Wak -- 45: Zero / Mih -- Colors: -- 46: Black / Ihk -- 47: Blue-green / Yax -- 48: Red / Chak -- 49: Yellow / ripe / K'an -- Travel: -- 50: Canoe / Jukuub -- 51: Road / bi -- Terrestrial And Subterranean Places: -- 52: Cave / Ch'een -- 53: Cenote / watery cave / waay -- 54: Earth / Kab -- 55: Mountain / Witz -- 56: Ocean / sea / Polaw -- Heavens: -- 57: Cloud / Muyal -- 58: Darkness / night / Ak'ab -- 59: Moon / Uh -- 60: Sky / Chan -- 61: Star / planet / constellation / Ek' -- 62: Sun / K'in -- 63: Censer / offering bowl / El -- Natural Elements And Materials: -- 64: Fire / K'ahk' -- 65: Spark / Tok -- 66: Torch / Taaj -- 67: Rain / Ha'al -- 68: Rubber ball / Ch'ich -- 69: Spondylus shell -- 70: Stone / Tuun -- 71: Tree / wood / Te' -- 72: Water and pool / Ha' and Nahb -- Animals: -- 73: Wind / breath / IK' -- 74: Bat / Suutz' -- 75: Centipede / Chapaht -- 76: Coati / Tz'utz'ih -- 77: Crocodile / Ahin -- 78: Deer / Chij -- 79: Dog / Tz'i' / Ook -- 80: Firefly / Kuhkay -- 81: Fish / Kay -- 82: Gopher / Baah -- 83: Jaguar / Bahlam -- 84: Monkey / Maax -- 85: Rabbit / T'uhl -- 86: Serpent / Kaan -- 87: Shark / Xook -- 88: Tail / Neh -- 89: Turtle / Ahk -- Birds: -- 90: Hummingbird / Tz'unun -- 91: Macaw / Mo' -- 92: Owl / O' / Kuy -- 93: Quetzal / K'uk' -- 94: Turkey / Ak'aach -- 95: Cacao / chocolate / Kakaw -- 96: Cattail reed / Puh -- 97: Flower / Nik -- 98: Maize / Nal -- 99: Square-nosed serpent -- 100: Tamale / Waaj / Ohl -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of illustrations -- Index
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