Title:
A commentary on the Dresden Codex : a Maya hieroglyphic book
LC Classification:
AFO F 1435.3 .W75 T46 1972
Classification:
Bóveda
Publisher:
Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1972
Description:
156 p. : il. ; 29 cm.
Series:
Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; 93
Subjects:
Notes:
Impreso en columnas. El Códice de Dresde (fácsimile) pp. 121-147
Contents:
Part I Information in colonial sources on Maya writing.--Part II Codex Dresden. Appearance and history.--Part III Commentary.--Ch.1 Miscellaneous almanacs. Series 1(pp. 1-15).--Ch.2 The moon godess(pp. 16-23).--Ch.3 Miscellaneous almanacs. Series 2(pp. 22a-23b).--Ch.4 The planet Venus(pp. 24, 46-50).--Ch.5 Lunar tables. Almanac 71(pp.51-58).--Ch.6 Multiples of 78(pp. 58-59).--Ch.7 Katun prophecies(p. 60).--Ch.8 Serpent numbers and the 7x260 day almanacs(pp. 61-73).--Ch.9 A torrential downpour(p. 74).--Ch.10 New Year ceremonies(pp. 25-28).--Ch.11 Farmersn almanacs: the Chacs(pp. 29-45).--Ch.12 Multiplication table and the sky beast(pp.43b-45b).--Ch.13 Multiples of 364(p. 45a).--Part IV Final comments
Summary:
Este libro comienza con una revisión de la historia del codice de Dresden maya y continua con la interpretación de los glyphos e iconografia de los almanaques que constituyen el codice
