How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs John Montgomery

Name: How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs By John Montgomery
SKU: 9780781810203
Price: 9.30 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

Reviews:

£17.69

New RRP £21.99

Condition - New

Only 2 left

New

Summary

The ancient Maya civilisation of Mesoamerica was one of five in the history of the world to invent an original, functional writing system. Maya scribes documented the history of their civilisation in hieroglyphic script, yet by the nineteenth century there was not a single person left who could read this pictorial writing.

How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs Summary

How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

This comprehensive guide to deciphering Maya hieroglyphs contains a complete outline of the writing, presenting individual signs and their meanings, the script's grammatical structure and content, and explanations of the sophisticated Maya calendrical and mathematical systems.

About John Montgomery

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.

Additional information

Sku

NLS9780781810203

ISBN 13

9780781810203

ISBN 10

0781810205

Title

How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs by John Montgomery

Author

John Montgomery

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.

Year published

2004-01-15

Number of pages

378

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time