The Art of the Maya Scribe

By Michael D. Coe

Subjects: Maya art, Indians of Mexico, Maya Manuscripts, Mayan languages, writing, Languages, Writing, Mayan languages

Description: The art of the Maya has been the subject of research, the results of which has shed much new light on the Maya scribes and their world. Their artistic achievements in stone, wood, stucco, shell, ceramics, murals and screenfold books are unsurpassed in pre-Columbian America. They are examined in detail in this book with the aid of many and varied photographs.