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891764
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Schele, Linda.
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| Title & Author
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The blood of kings : : dynasty and ritual in Maya art /\ Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller ; photographs by Justin Kerr.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: G. Braziller ;Fort Worth :: Kimbell Art Museum,, ©1986.
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xii, 335 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm
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0500276676
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: 080761159X
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: 0807612782
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: 091280422X
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: 9780500276679
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: 9780807611593
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: 9780807612781
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: 9780856673375
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: 9780912804224
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0912804238
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Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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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Maya art.
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Mayas-- Social life and customs.
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Art-- history.
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Indians, Central American.
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Indians, North American.
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Mayas-- Arte.
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Mayas-- Vida social y costumbres.
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Art indien d'Amérique-- Amérique centrale.
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Art indien d'Amérique-- Mexique.
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Art maya.
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Indiens d'Amérique-- Amérique centrale-- Mœurs et coutumes.
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Indiens d'Amérique-- Mexique-- Mœurs et coutumes.
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Mayas-- Mœurs et coutumes.
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Mayas-- Rois et souverains.
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Maya art.
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Mayas-- Social life and customs.
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Maya's.
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Precolumbiaanse kunst.
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| Dewey Classification
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704.9/097281
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| LC Classification
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F1435.3.A7S34 1986
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20.55bcl
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6,33ssgn
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| Added Entry
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Kerr, Justin.
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Miller, Mary Ellen.
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Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)
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Kimbell Art Museum.
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