010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
91065312 //r95 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0500050619 : |
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
International Standard Serial Number |
9780500050613 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
972.81016 Coe |
Item number |
15 |
092 0# - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
Classification number |
972.81016 Coe |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Coe, Michael D. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Breaking the Maya code |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Michael D. Coe |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Thames and Hudson |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c1992. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
304 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Title |
Prologue -- The word made visible -- Lords of the forest -- A jungle civilization rediscovered -- Forefathers: the dawn of decipherment -- The age of Thompson -- A new wind from the east -- The age of Proskouriakoff: the Maya enter history -- Pacal's people -- Down to Xibalba -- A new dawn -- A look backward, a view forward -- Epilogue. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Tells the story of the decipherment of the ancient Mayan script and of the people who made the breakthroughs. |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
Information code or alphabet |
75187 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mayan languages |
General subdivision |
Writing. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Archaeology |
General subdivision |
History. |
Geographic subdivision |
Mexico |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Archaeology |
General subdivision |
History. |
Geographic subdivision |
Central America |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Mexico |
General subdivision |
Antiquities. |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Central America |
General subdivision |
Antiquities. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
900 - 999 |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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