Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. Each volume consists of three fascicles, which examine an individual site or group of neighboring sites and include maps of site location and plans indicating the placement monuments within each site. Each inscription is reproduced in its entirety in both photographs and line drawings. The text of each volume presents descriptive information about the sites and monuments and their associated artifacts.

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1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 1: Introduction

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 1: Introduction

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. Volume 1 includes a Spanish translation of the Introduction text and six appendices.

2.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 2: Part 1: Naranjo

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 2: Part 1: Naranjo

Graham, Ian
von Euw, Eric

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

2.3.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 2: Part 3: Ixkun, Ucanal, Ixtutz, Naranjo

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 2: Part 3: Ixkun, Ucanal, Ixtutz, Naranjo

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. Volume 2, Part 3 also includes the site Yaltutu.

3.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 1: Yaxchilan

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 1: Yaxchilan

Graham, Ian
von Euw, Eric

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

3.2.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 2: Yaxchilan

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 2: Yaxchilan

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

3.4.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 4: Yaxchilan

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 4: Yaxchilan

Fash, Barbara W.
Tokovinine, Alexandre
Graham, Ian
Fash, Barbara W.

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 3: Part 4 documents thirty stelae at Yaxchilan, a Classic Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico. Precisely rendered line drawings and three-dimensional scans bring out details of the monuments that would otherwise be invisible. Descriptions of the stelae in English and Spanish accompany the illustrations.

4.2.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 4: Part 2: Uxmal

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 4: Part 2: Uxmal

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

4.3.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 4: Part 3: Uxmal, Xcalumkin

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 4: Part 3: Uxmal, Xcalumkin

Graham, Ian
von Euw, Eric

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

5.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 1: Xultun

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 1: Xultun

von Euw, Eric

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

5.2.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 2: Xultun

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 2: Xultun

von Euw, Eric
Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

5.3.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 3: Uaxactun

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 5: Part 3: Uaxactun

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

6.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 1: Tonina

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 1: Tonina

Mathews, Peter

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

6.2.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 2: Tonina

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 2: Tonina

Graham, Ian
Mathews, Peter

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. This fascicle includes addenda to the introductory text for Tonina (Volume 6, Part 1).

6.3.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 3: Tonina

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 6: Part 3: Tonina

Graham, Ian
Mathews, Peter

This unique series seeks to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. This fascicle includes addenda to introductory text for the site Tonina; appendix with sources of sculpture and codes; index to volumes 1–6; and 1 oversized map in pocket.

7.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 7: Part 1: Seibal

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 7: Part 1: Seibal

Graham, Ian

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art.

8.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 8: Part 1: Coba

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 8: Part 1: Coba

Graham, Ian
von Euw, Eric

The goal of this unique series of folio volumes is to document in photographs and detailed line drawings all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. This fascicle includes 4 oversized site plans in pocket.

9.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 9: Part 1: Piedras Negras

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 9: Part 1: Piedras Negras

Stuart, David
Graham, Ian

This unique series seeks to document all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. The first of 5 anticipated volumes on Piedras Negras, Guatemala, this volume describes the site and the history of its exploration. It includes photographs and detailed line drawings of 12 monuments as well as a map of the ruins.

9.2.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 9: Part 2: Tonina

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 9: Part 2: Tonina

Graham, Ian

This unique series seeks to document all known Maya inscriptions and their associated figurative art. The fourth of 5 anticipated volumes on the monuments of Tonina, located east of Ocosingo in Chiapas, Mexico, this volume describes and illustrates 36 sculptures—most of the site’s remaining unpublished and largely intact sculptures.

10.1.Cover: Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 10: Part 1: Cotzumalhuapa

Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 10: Part 1: Cotzumalhuapa

Chinchilla Mazariegos, Oswaldo
Fash, Barbara W.

Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos presents the first of four volumes on the site of Cotzumalhuapa in Guatemala. The book describes the site and history of exploration at one of the major Late Classic cities of Mesoamerica, as well as the city’s interchange and cultural overlaps with the lowland Maya region.

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