Project Gutenberg 2008-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 107 Gates, William 1863 1940 Gates, William Edmond 11001405 Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex" by William E. Gates is an academic publication focused on the analysis of the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex, likely written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a commentary and interpretation of the codex, exploring the complexities of the ancient Maya glyphs and their broader cultural implications. Gates combines linguistics, archaeology, and a deep appreciation for Maya civilization's artistry to offer insights into the glyphs' meanings and the cultural context in which they were created. The opening of the work introduces the significance of the Perez Codex, describing its historical discovery and the researcher’s intent to provide a comprehensive analysis of its inscriptions and illustrations. Gates discusses the challenges associated with deciphering the glyphs, emphasizing his methodology of careful examination and comparison with existing research. He also highlights the artistic qualities of the codex, acknowledging the profound cultural achievements of the ancient Maya. Overall, the beginning portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the glyphs, foreshadowing a blend of linguistic study and cultural history that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Maya language -- Texts Mayas -- History Codex Peresianus E011 F1401 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 183182 183190 2024-09-11T07:09:08.173941 2023-09-11T10:22:44.357105 text/html text/html 180420 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 475801 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 476762 2024-09-11T07:09:14.710909 application/epub+zip 476282 2024-09-11T07:09:10.470913 application/epub+zip 124751 2024-09-11T07:09:08.911917 application/epub+zip 1079596 2024-09-11T07:09:17.428869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057577 2024-09-11T07:09:13.316921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161356 2022-09-12T06:40:11.467199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155076 2024-09-11T07:09:07.545942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155382 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 58205 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 154999 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58032 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154994 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57962 2021-01-03T18:49:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22119 2024-09-11T07:09:17.580869 application/rdf+xml 17791 2024-09-11T07:09:09.271919 image/jpeg 3849 2024-09-11T07:09:09.090917 image/jpeg 535524 2024-09-11T07:09:08.314933 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