Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs

This authoritative work is the first visual dictionary of Maya glyphs published since the script's complete deciphering, offering a much-needed, comprehensive catalogue of 1100 secured glyphs. Each entry includes the illustrated glyph, its phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech, and meaning. About the Author 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.

Author: John Montgomery
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 12/01/2002
Pages: 425
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.12w x 0.92d
ISBN13: 9780781808620
ISBN10: 0781808626
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see also Latin)
- Foreign Language Study | Indigenous Languages of the Americas
- Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous