Maya Hieroglyphic Writing - An Introduction J. Eric S. Thompson - University of Oklahoma Press; Norman 1960 - Carnegie Institution of Washington - Comprehensive introductory study of Mayan hieroglyphic: sources of texts; principles of glyphic writing; cycle of 260 days; year of 365 days; methods of recording numbers ; long count; distance numbers; anniversaries and katun count; ritualistic and astronomical cycles; moon; soulless mechanisms and magical formulae; aids to decipherment. Bibliography, Index - Publisher's full beige cloth binding, illustrated upper cover, smooth spine titled and illustrated, 347 text pages, format: 23 x 29 cm - 64 plates, each with a page of explanatory text opposite - Contents: see photos - Very good condition -