The Resource A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr
A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr
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- Summary
- Using data from art and archaeology, this book provides the public with the first glimpse of the just-deciphered history of the Classic Maya. A retelling of the doings of kings and conquerors in Central America more than 1,000 years ago
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 542 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Time travel in the jungle
- Sacred space, holy time, and the Maya world
- Cerros : the coming of kings
- A war of conquest : Tikal against Uaxactuń
- Star wars in the Seventh Century
- The children of the First Mother : family and dynasty at Palenque
- Bird-jaguar and the Cahalob
- Copań : the death of first dawn on Macaw Mountain
- Kingdom and empire at Chicheń Itza ́-- The end of a literate world and its legacy to the future
- Back to the beginning
- Glossary of gods and icons
- Isbn
- 9780688074562
- Label
- A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya
- Title
- A forest of kings
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the ancient Maya
- Statement of responsibility
- Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Using data from art and archaeology, this book provides the public with the first glimpse of the just-deciphered history of the Classic Maya. A retelling of the doings of kings and conquerors in Central America more than 1,000 years ago
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schele, Linda
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Freidel, David A
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Mayas
- Mayas
- Label
- A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-532) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Time travel in the jungle -- Sacred space, holy time, and the Maya world -- Cerros : the coming of kings -- A war of conquest : Tikal against Uaxactuń -- Star wars in the Seventh Century -- The children of the First Mother : family and dynasty at Palenque -- Bird-jaguar and the Cahalob -- Copań : the death of first dawn on Macaw Mountain -- Kingdom and empire at Chicheń Itza ́-- The end of a literate world and its legacy to the future -- Back to the beginning -- Glossary of gods and icons
- Control code
- 21295769
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 542 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780688074562
- Isbn Type
- :
- Lccn
- 90-5809
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-532) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Time travel in the jungle -- Sacred space, holy time, and the Maya world -- Cerros : the coming of kings -- A war of conquest : Tikal against Uaxactuń -- Star wars in the Seventh Century -- The children of the First Mother : family and dynasty at Palenque -- Bird-jaguar and the Cahalob -- Copań : the death of first dawn on Macaw Mountain -- Kingdom and empire at Chicheń Itza ́-- The end of a literate world and its legacy to the future -- Back to the beginning -- Glossary of gods and icons
- Control code
- 21295769
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 542 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780688074562
- Isbn Type
- :
- Lccn
- 90-5809
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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