TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schele,Linda
AU  - Miller,Mary Ellen
AU  - Kerr,Justin
TI  - The blood of kings: dynasty and ritual in Maya art:[Bookalbum] 
SN  - 0500276676
PY  - 1992///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames and Hudson
KW  - Maya art
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Visual Arts
N1  - Originally published: Fort Worth : Kimbell Art Museum; London : Sotheby's in association with the Kimbell Art Museum, 1986; Includes index; Cont.: Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons -- 1. The royal person -- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession -- 3. Courtly life -- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest -- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice -- 6. The ballgame -- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba -- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos -- The Maya calendar -- The hieroglyphic writing system
N2  - By making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar
ER  -