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Reading Maya art : a hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture / Andrea Stone and Marc Zender ; with 535 illustrations.

Title
Reading Maya art : a hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture / Andrea Stone and Marc Zender ; with 535 illustrations.
Author
Stone, Andrea Joyce
Publication
New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2011.

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Additional Authors
Zender, Marc
Description
248 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
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.
Subject
  • Mayan languages > Writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Maya painting > Themes, motives
  • Maya sculpture > Themes, motives
  • Maya art > Themes, motives
  • Mayas > Antiquities
  • Langues maya-quiché > Écriture > Guides, manuels, etc
  • Peinture maya > Thèmes, motifs
  • Sculpture maya > Thèmes, motifs
  • Art maya > Thèmes, motifs
  • Mayas > Antiquités
  • 15.38 archaeology of the non-Western world
  • 20.55 pre-Columbian art
  • Mayan languages > Writing
  • Mayas
  • Arts
Genre/Form
  • Handbook
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Guides et manuels.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
Language (note)
  • In English and the Mayan languages.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9780500051689
  • 0500051682
LCCN
2010932491
OCLC
  • 668194720
  • SCSB-12622092
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library