Format:
XVIII, 124 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
0292746741
Content:
The Maya Civilization left many records carved in the stones of its cities, but only four handpainted books, or codices, are known to have survived from the pre-Columbian era. The Paris Codex is one of these (the others are the Dresden, Madrid, and Grolier codices), and this groundbreaking study is the first comprehensive treatment of this codex since 1910
Content:
The Paris Codex consists of twenty-two screen-folded pages of hieroglyphs, painted figures, and calendrical calculations, which are reproduced in this volume. One section covers the calendrical cycles of katuns, tuns, and uinals, which Maya priests used to read history and predict the future
Content:
Other sections cover weather almanacs; the influence of God C, also known as k'u; the four yearbearers with their thirteen numbers; the Maya spirit entities, including sky gods and earth or death gods; and the Maya constellations
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Codex Peresianus
;
Maya
;
Religion
;
Geschichte
;
Quelle
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