The blood of kings : dynasty and ritual in Maya art
Linda Schele (Author), Mary Ellen Miller (Author), Justin Kerr (Photographer), Kimbell Art Museum, Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)
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
Print Book, English, 1986
G. Braziller ; Kimbell Art Museum, New York, Fort Worth, 1986
xii, 335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
9780912804224, 9780807611593, 9780500276679, 9780807612781, 9780856673375, 091280422X, 080761159X, 0500276676, 0807612782, 0856673374
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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