The blood of kings : dynasty and ritual in Maya art / Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller ; photographs by Justin Kerr.
By making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar.
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New York : Fort Worth :
G. Braziller ; Kimbell Art Museum,
[1986]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons
- 1. The royal person
- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession
- 3. Courtly life
- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest
- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice
- 6. The ballgame
- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba
- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos
- The Maya calendar
- The hieroglyphic writing system.