Project Gutenberg 2007-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 105 Holden, Edward S. (Edward Singleton) 1846 1914 Holden, E. S. (Edward Singleton) Atherton, Edward Singleton, Adam Holden, Edward Singleton Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245 Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, Julia Miller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Studies in Central American Picture-Writing" by Edward S. Holden is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the deciphering of hieroglyphic inscriptions from ancient Central American civilizations, particularly focusing on the ruins of Copan and Palenque. It explores the principles of interpretation related to these inscriptions, aiming to uncover the methods used by their creators and the information they intended to convey. The opening of this work introduces Holden's motivation and approach to the study of Central American hieroglyphs. He discusses his prior familiarity with the works of John L. Stephens, which fostered his curiosity about the meanings behind the inscriptions. Holden outlines his plan to systematically decipher these inscriptions, addressing key questions such as the linguistic unity of the inscriptions and the directional reading of the hieroglyphs. He expresses a cautious approach, emphasizing the importance of grounding his conclusions in demonstrable evidence while avoiding conjecture beyond his knowledge of the subject matter. Furthermore, the introduction sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the characters and symbols that underpin these ancient writings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mayan languages -- Writing PM Text Native America Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication 205579 205482 2024-09-10T08:10:35.130768 2023-09-10T11:19:16.067859 text/html text/html 203018 2007-11-20T14:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1694572 2007-11-20T14:37:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1843058 2024-09-10T08:10:44.389693 application/epub+zip 1838391 2024-09-10T08:10:37.444725 application/epub+zip 119692 2024-09-10T08:10:36.105745 application/epub+zip 2009882 2024-09-10T08:10:48.839675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1990996 2024-09-10T08:10:42.928695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165332 2022-09-11T06:02:49.034192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137944 137652 2024-09-10T08:10:33.773766 2023-09-10T11:19:14.792847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137999 2007-11-20T14:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47629 2007-11-20T14:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138002 2007-11-20T14:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47563 2007-11-20T14:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21014 2024-09-10T08:10:49.010668 application/rdf+xml 16744 2024-09-10T08:10:36.492734 image/jpeg 3830 2024-09-10T08:10:36.299744 image/jpeg 1768106 2024-09-10T08:10:35.216761 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia