The Art of the Maya Scribe
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Author
Contributions
- Kerr, Justin. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - Harry N. Abrams, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL679035M
- ISBN-139780810919884
- ISBN-100810919885
- OCLC Control Number37156231
- Library of Congress Control Number97025519
and 2 more
- LibraryThing677660
- Goodreads833827
Classifications
- DDC497/.415211
- LCCF1435.3.W75 C62 1998
Description
The art of the Maya has been the subject of research, the results of which has shed much new light on the Maya scribes and their world. Their artistic achievements in stone, wood, stucco, shell, ceramics, murals and screenfold books are unsurpassed in pre-Columbian America. They are examined in detail in this book with the aid of many and varied photographs.
Description
To the four great calligraphic traditions - ancient Egyptian, East Asian, Islamic, and western European - is now added a fifth: that of the ancient Maya. Long known but little understood, Maya writing has now largely been deciphered, leading to a new understanding of the Maya scribes and the society in which they lived. This volume is the first to make full use of the latest research and the first to consider Maya writing both aesthetically and in terms of its meaning. Michael D. Coe begins by examining the origins and character of the script. He then explores the world of the scribes and "keepers of the holy books," decoding their depiction in Maya art and describing the mediums in which they worked, their tools, and techniques.
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